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Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40%

£110

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

1

Last sold

11 days ago

Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hennessy XO. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% is £99–£121 10% around the latest sale).

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About Hennessy XO

Hennessy XO is a whisky distillery. Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 680ml 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
Hennessy XO
Bottle size
680ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£99–£121 ±10%

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

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

11 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£107£146£185Jan 26Feb 26Apr 26Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1101
April 2026£1801
February 2026£1801
January 2026£1601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% at auction?

Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% appeared in 4 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 22% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40%?

The latest hammer price for Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £180 and a low of £110. 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 Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40%, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £110 to £180 (median £170).

Where can I sell Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40%?

Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% 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 Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% a good investment?

Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £170. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40%?

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 £110, 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 Hennessy XO Bottled 1970s 68cl / 40% that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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