wsky1

Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle

£190

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 29 years. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £180, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £160 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle is £175–£205 8% around the latest sale).

All Glenrothes expressions →

About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle is an age-stated bottling at 29 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 29-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as broscastledornochthompson, 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
Age
29 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Thompson Bros Dornoch Castle
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£180

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£160

Estimated value · likely range

£175–£205 ±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

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£155£175£196Jan 26Feb 26Apr 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1901
April 2026£1602
February 2026£1802
January 2026£1802

Comparable bottles

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle at auction?

Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle 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 Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £180, with a high of £190 and a low of £160. 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 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £160 to £190 (median £180).

Where can I sell Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle?

Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle 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 £180 (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 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle a good investment?

Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £180. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle?

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 £190, 24-month median £180 — 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 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

Own a bottle of Glenrothes 1996 29 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Castle?

Track it against live auction data and see your portfolio's real market value — free for up to 3 bottles.

Start tracking free →

Own a different bottle? Get a free whisky valuation for any bottle — no signup, no card.