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Lagavulin1997 release70cl

Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition

£75

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

6

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1997. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £108, with the most recent sale at £75. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition is £61–£89 19% around the latest sale).

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About Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1997.

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
1997
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£75

24-month median

£108

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£61–£89 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

30% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£100

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions124£95£98
Whisky Hammer6£75£108

Price history (monthly median)

£73£134£196Jul 21Apr 22Aug 23Sept 24Mar 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£751
March 2025£1001
September 2024£1901
August 2023£1501
April 2022£1001
July 2021£1151

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition at auction?

Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 30% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 13% 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 1997 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition at auction is £75. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £108, with a high of £190 and a low of £75. 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 1997 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £75 to £190 (median £108).

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition?

Lagavulin 1997 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 £108 (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 1997 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £108. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Lagavulin 1997 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 £75, 24-month median £108 — 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 1997 Distillers Edition that hammers at £75 would cost the buyer approximately £95 all-in including buyer's premium.

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