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Glenlivet Cipher

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Glenlivet Cipher is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet. Based on 383 recorded auction lots across 82 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £102, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet Cipher is £106–£134 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenlivet Cipher is up 41.2%, with a 6-month trend of +50% (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 Cipher is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as cipher, 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
cipher
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£102

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£106–£134 ±12%

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

50%vs 6 months ago
41.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£1201
March 2026£1034
December 2025£1002
July 2025£754
March 2025£952
November 2024£852
October 2024£802
August 2024£852
July 2024£852
June 2024£1204
April 2024£854
January 2024£1302

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenlivet Cipher?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet Cipher at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £102, with a high of £210 and a low of £75. 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 Cipher changed in value over the past year?

Glenlivet Cipher is up 41.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 50%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenlivet Cipher?

Glenlivet Cipher 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 £102 (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 Cipher a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenlivet Cipher has moved up 41.2%, with a current median hammer price of £102. The bottle has been observed at auction across 383 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 Cipher?

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 £120, 24-month median £102 — 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 Cipher that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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