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Lagavulin1984 release70cl

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition

£400
300%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1984. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £270, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition is £270–£530 32% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition is up 300%, with a 6-month trend of +11.1% (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 Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as distillers, 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
Bottled
1984
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£270

24-month high

£400

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£270–£530 ±32%

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

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

11.1%vs 6 months ago
300%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£97£255£412Jun 12Jan 15Aug 19Aug 23Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£4002
October 2025£2302
August 2023£3602
December 2019£2701
November 2019£2701
September 2019£3601
August 2019£3601
August 2018£4002
March 2015£1851
February 2015£1851
January 2015£2102
July 2012£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition at auction?

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £270, with a high of £400 and a low of £100. 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 1984 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition is up 300% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 11.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition?

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition 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 £270 (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 1984 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition has moved up 300%, with a current median hammer price of £270. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 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 1984 Distillers Edition?

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 £400, 24-month median £270 — 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 1984 Distillers Edition that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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