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Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve

£36
50%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

81 days ago

Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £32, with the most recent sale at £36. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £85 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve is £31–£41 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve is up 50%, with a 6-month trend of +2.9% (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 Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as captainreserve, 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
Glenlivet
Edition
Captain Reserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£36

24-month median

£32

24-month high

£85

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£31–£41 ±13%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

2.9%vs 6 months ago
50%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£19£53£88Aug 21May 23Jan 24Apr 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£361
April 2026£201
February 2026£271
October 2025£351
September 2025£301
August 2025£271
July 2025£351
May 2025£851
April 2025£301
September 2024£351
March 2024£301
January 2024£371

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve at auction?

Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 0% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 17% 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 - Captain's Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve at auction is £36. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £32, with a high of £85 and a low of £20. 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 - Captain's Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve is up 50% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 2.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve?

Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve 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 £32 (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 - Captain's Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenlivet - Captain's Reserve has moved up 50%, with a current median hammer price of £32. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 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 - Captain's Reserve?

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 £36, 24-month median £32 — 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 - Captain's Reserve that hammers at £36 would cost the buyer approximately £45 all-in including buyer's premium.

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