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Glenrothes Three Decades

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Glenrothes Three Decades is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £80, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £65 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes Three Decades is £78–£92 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenrothes Three Decades is up 6.3%, with a 6-month trend of +9.7% (up). 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 Three Decades is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as decadesthree, 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
decadesthree
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£80

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£65

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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.

9.7%vs 6 months ago
6.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£851
August 2025£1101
August 2024£801
August 2020£1001
August 2019£901
December 2018£701
September 2018£782
November 2016£1001
October 2016£651
August 2016£751
March 2016£851
July 2015£751

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes Three Decades?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes Three Decades at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £80, with a high of £110 and a low of £65. 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 Three Decades changed in value over the past year?

Glenrothes Three Decades is up 6.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 9.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenrothes Three Decades?

Glenrothes Three Decades 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 £80 (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 Three Decades a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenrothes Three Decades has moved up 6.3%, with a current median hammer price of £80. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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 Three Decades?

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 £85, 24-month median £80 — 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 Three Decades that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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