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Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl

£23
20.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 99 lots a year

Auction lots

1,194

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet aged 12 years. Based on 1194 recorded auction lots across 146 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £26, with the most recent sale at £23. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £15 (low) to £43 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is £21–£24 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is down 20.6%, with a 6-month trend of -35.7% (down). 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 Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 1980s, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Glenlivet
Age
12 years
Edition
1980s
Bottle size
750ml

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Latest sale

£23

24-month median

£26

24-month high

£43

24-month low

£15

Estimated value · likely range

£21–£24 ±8%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

99 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per week

Trend

6% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£27

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions284£20£26
Whisky Hammer50£24£41
35.7%vs 6 months ago
20.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£15£29£44Feb 12Mar 15Jul 17Aug 19Nov 21Feb 24May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£238
May 2026£277
April 2026£353
March 2026£302
February 2026£336
January 2026£254
December 2025£352
November 2025£2912
October 2025£2628
September 2025£2718
August 2025£2614
July 2025£2712

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl at auction?

Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl appeared in 99 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 6% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% 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 Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl at auction is £23. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £26, with a high of £43 and a low of £15. 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 Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is down 20.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 35.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl 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 £26 (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 Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl has moved down 20.6%, with a current median hammer price of £26. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1194 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 Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

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 £23, 24-month median £26 — 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 Glenlivet - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl that hammers at £23 would cost the buyer approximately £28 all-in including buyer's premium.

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