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Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros

£45

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

54 days ago

Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros is a collectable Scotch whisky from Highland aged 18 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £50, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £43 (low) to £50 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros is £41–£49 8% around the latest sale).

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About Highland

Highland names a Scotch whisky region — the Highlands — rather than a single distillery: this is an undisclosed-distillery bottling that discloses only its region of origin. Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Highland
Age
18 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£50

24-month high

£50

24-month low

£43

Estimated value · likely range

£41–£49 ±8%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£41£46£52Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26Apr 26Jun 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£452
June 2026£501
April 2026£432
March 2026£502
January 2026£502
November 2025£502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction?

Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 7% 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 Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros?

The latest hammer price for Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £50, with a high of £50 and a low of £43. 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 Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £43 to £50 (median £50).

Where can I sell Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros?

Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros 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 £50 (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 Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros a good investment?

Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £50. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros?

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 £45, 24-month median £50 — 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 Highland Single Malt 18 Year Old Thompson Bros that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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