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Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl

£60

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

12

Houses

1

Last sold

28 days ago

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet aged 12 years. Based on 12 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £68, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £95 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl is £51–£69 15% around the latest sale).

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About Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, distilled in 1980.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1980), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as circa, 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
Vintage
1980
Edition
Circa
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£68

24-month high

£95

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£51–£69 ±15%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

28 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£44£71£98Sept 25Nov 25Feb 26Apr 26May 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£601
May 2026£451
April 2026£952
February 2026£852
November 2025£702
September 2025£654

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl at auction?

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl appeared in 12 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 7% 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 Circa 1980’s 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £68, with a high of £95 and a low of £45. 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 Circa 1980’s 75cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £45 to £95 (median £68).

Where can I sell Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl?

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 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 £68 (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 Circa 1980’s 75cl a good investment?

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 75cl has appeared in 12 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £68. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenlivet 12 Year Old Circa 1980’s 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 £60, 24-month median £68 — 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 Circa 1980’s 75cl that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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