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Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl)

£430

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £415, with the most recent sale at £430. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £390 (low) to £450 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) is £396–£464 8% around the latest sale).

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About Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1972.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1972), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as georgegordonjgmacphailsmith, 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
Vintage
1972
Edition
George Jg Smith Gordon Macphail
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£430

24-month median

£415

24-month high

£450

24-month low

£390

Estimated value · likely range

£396–£464 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£378£421£464Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£4301
June 2026£4501
May 2026£3903
April 2026£4002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) at auction?

Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) appeared in 7 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 13% 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 - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl)?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) at auction is £430. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £415, with a high of £450 and a low of £390. 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 - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £390 to £450 (median £415).

Where can I sell Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl)?

Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (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 £415 (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 - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) a good investment?

Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £415. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenlivet - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (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 £430, 24-month median £415 — 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 - 1972 (George & JG Smith) Gordon and MacPhail (75cl) that hammers at £430 would cost the buyer approximately £542 all-in including buyer's premium.

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