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Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl

£25
9.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

73

Houses

1

Last sold

236 days ago

Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin aged 16 years. Based on 73 recorded auction lots across 38 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £30, with the most recent sale at £25. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £60 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl is £21–£29 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl is down 9.1%, with a 6-month trend of -37.5% (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 16 Year Old 20cl is an age-stated bottling at 16 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 200ml 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
Lagavulin
Age
16 years
Bottle size
200ml

Latest sale

£25

24-month median

£30

24-month high

£60

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£21–£29 ±17%

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

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

236 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

37.5%vs 6 months ago
9.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£19£41£62Jun 15Nov 16Jul 19Jun 20May 22Aug 24Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£251
August 2024£251
July 2023£201
June 2023£351
January 2023£352
December 2022£251
September 2022£403
May 2022£251
January 2022£601
October 2021£401
September 2021£223
July 2021£364

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl at auction?

Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl at auction is £25. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £30, with a high of £60 and a low of £20. 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 16 Year Old 20cl changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl is down 9.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 37.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl?

Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl 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 £30 (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 16 Year Old 20cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 16 Year Old 20cl has moved down 9.1%, with a current median hammer price of £30. The bottle has been observed at auction across 73 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 16 Year Old 20cl?

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 £25, 24-month median £30 — 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 16 Year Old 20cl that hammers at £25 would cost the buyer approximately £32 all-in including buyer's premium.

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