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Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl

£60

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

27

Houses

2

Last sold

82 days ago

Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 23 years. Based on 27 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £75, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £120 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl is £55–£65 8% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as stillwater, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml 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
Glenrothes
Age
23 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Stillwater
Bottle size
500ml

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Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£75

24-month high

£120

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£55–£65 ±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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£75

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions21£60£75
Whisky Hammer7£130£95
20%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£91£124May 21Nov 21Aug 22Oct 23Nov 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£601
January 2026£652
November 2025£702
December 2023£752
October 2023£752
December 2022£702
October 2022£752
August 2022£776
November 2021£752
June 2021£884
May 2021£1202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl at auction?

Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 11% 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 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £75, with a high of £120 and a low of £60. 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 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £60 to £120 (median £75).

Where can I sell Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl?

Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl 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 £75 (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 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl a good investment?

Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl has appeared in 27 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £75. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl?

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 £60, 24-month median £75 — 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 1997 23 Year Old Stillwater 50cl that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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