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Glenrothes1978 release70cl

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release

£290

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

271 days ago

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes, bottled in 1978. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £290. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £310 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release is £237–£343 18% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as restricted, 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
Glenrothes
Bottled
1978
Edition
Restricted
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£290

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£310

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£237–£343 ±18%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

271 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

93.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£146£232£319Jan 14Aug 17Dec 18Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£2901
August 2019£2801
June 2019£2201
March 2019£2002
December 2018£2102
August 2017£3101
January 2014£1501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release at auction?

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release at auction is £290. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £310 and a low of £150. 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 Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £150 to £310 (median £220).

Where can I sell Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release?

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release 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 £220 (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 Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release a good investment?

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £220. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release?

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 £290, 24-month median £220 — 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 Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release that hammers at £290 would cost the buyer approximately £365 all-in including buyer's premium.

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