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Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers

£180

latest hammer price

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £165, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers is £164–£196 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2005), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers, 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
Expression
2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers
Vintage
2005
Edition
Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£165

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£164–£196 ±9%

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

0 lots

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£146£165£185Jan 25Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£1801
January 2025£1501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers at auction?

Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £165, with a high of £180 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 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £150 to £180 (median £165).

Where can I sell Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers?

Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers 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 £165 (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 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers a good investment?

Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £165. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers?

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 £180, 24-month median £165 — 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 2005 Chieftain’s For 80th Anniversary Of Ian Mcleod Distillers that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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