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Glenrothes Oldest Reserve

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Glenrothes Oldest Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £360 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes Oldest Reserve is £179–£241 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenrothes Oldest Reserve is up 31.3%, with a 6-month trend of -41.7% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes Oldest Reserve is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as oldestreserve, 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
Edition
oldestreserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£360

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£179–£241 ±15%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

41.7%vs 6 months ago
31.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2101
November 2025£1701
November 2023£2001
June 2021£1601
October 2020£1101
September 2020£2301
November 2019£3601
July 2019£2301
December 2018£901
October 2018£1701
August 2018£1801
June 2018£1551

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes Oldest Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes Oldest Reserve at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £360 and a low of £90. 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 Oldest Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Glenrothes Oldest Reserve is up 31.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 41.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenrothes Oldest Reserve?

Glenrothes Oldest Reserve 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 £170 (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 Oldest Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenrothes Oldest Reserve has moved up 31.3%, with a current median hammer price of £170. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes Oldest Reserve?

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 £170 — 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 Oldest Reserve that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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