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Lagavulin1987 release70cl

Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition

£320
11.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

32

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1987. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 30 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £320, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £115 (low) to £390 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition is £259–£381 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition is down 11.1%, with a 6-month trend of -17.9% (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 1987 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1987.

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
1987
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£320

24-month high

£390

24-month low

£115

Estimated value · likely range

£259–£381 ±19%

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

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

17.9%vs 6 months ago
11.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£112£257£402Jul 13Jul 15Nov 17Jun 19Jun 20Sept 23Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£3201
June 2025£3801
October 2024£3401
June 2024£3001
September 2023£3401
December 2022£3601
June 2022£3902
June 2021£3201
August 2020£3201
June 2020£3401
January 2020£3201
October 2019£2701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition at auction?

Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition 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 1987 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £320, with a high of £390 and a low of £115. 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 1987 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition is down 11.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 17.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition?

Lagavulin 1987 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 £320 (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 1987 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition has moved down 11.1%, with a current median hammer price of £320. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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 1987 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 £320, 24-month median £320 — 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 1987 Distillers Edition that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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