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Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength

£210

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

3

Houses

1

Last sold

81 days ago

Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 28 years. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £210 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength is £192–£228 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength is an age-stated bottling at 28 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.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by cadenhead, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
28 years
Vintage
1997
Bottler
Cadenhead's
Edition
Strength
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£210

Estimated value · likely range

£192–£228 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£204£231£258Apr 26Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2101
April 2026£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength at auction?

Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 28% 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 - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £250 and a low of £210. 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 - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £210 to £250 (median £230).

Where can I sell Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength?

Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength 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 £230 (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 - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength a good investment?

Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £230. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength?

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 £210, 24-month median £230 — 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 - 28 Year Old (1997) Cadenhead's Natural Strength that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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