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Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release

£200
▲ 25%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

49

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin aged 12 years, bottled in 2003. Based on 49 recorded auction lots across 35 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £160, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release is £177–£223 (±12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release is up 25%, with a 6-month trend of -9.1% (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 Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, released in 2003.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release, 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
Lagavulin
Expression
12 Year Old 2003 Release
Age
12 years
Bottled
2003
Edition
Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£160

24-month high

£230

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£177–£223 ±12%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 9.1%vs 6 months ago
▲ 25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£87£162£237May 13Mar 15Apr 17Mar 18Mar 19Sept 20Jan 23Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£2001
February 2025£1701
October 2024£2102
June 2023£2101
January 2023£2001
May 2022£2301
March 2022£2201
December 2021£2301
December 2020£1601
September 2020£1552
December 2019£1701
November 2019£1701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release at auction?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £160, with a high of £230 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release is up 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release 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 £160 (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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release has moved up 25%, with a current median hammer price of £160. The bottle has been observed at auction across 49 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release?

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 £200, 24-month median £160 — 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2003 Release that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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