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Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition

£130
116.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

356 days ago

Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenkinchie. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £75, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £130 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition is £91–£169 30% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition is up 116.7%, with a 6-month trend of +30% (up). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Glenkinchie

Glenkinchie is a whisky distillery. Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1986), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Glenkinchie
Expression
1986 Distillers Edition
Vintage
1986
Edition
Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£75

24-month high

£130

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£91–£169 ±30%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

356 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30%vs 6 months ago
116.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£84£134May 13Jul 14Jun 16Jun 19Nov 22Mar 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£1301
July 2025£1001
March 2025£451
April 2023£751
November 2022£801
October 2021£1101
March 2020£1002
December 2019£801
June 2019£1101
June 2018£501
June 2016£751
March 2015£482

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition at auction?

Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £75, with a high of £130 and a low of £35. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition is up 116.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 30%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition?

Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £75 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition has moved up 116.7%, with a current median hammer price of £75. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £130, 24-month median £75 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Glenkinchie 1986 Distillers Edition that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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