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Lagavulin2012 release70cl

Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012

£300
▼ 46.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

41

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 2012. Based on 41 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £460, with the most recent sale at £300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £300 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 is £235–£365 (±22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 is down 46.4%, with a 6-month trend of -28.6% (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 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1997, released in 2012.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as festivaljazz, 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
Vintage
1997
Bottled
2012
Edition
Jazz Festival
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£300

24-month median

£460

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£300

Estimated value · likely range

£235–£365 ±22%

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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

▼ 50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 15% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 28.6%vs 6 months ago
▼ 46.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£291£480£670Jan 21Aug 22Aug 23Nov 24May 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£3001
February 2026£3402
November 2025£3602
May 2025£3604
April 2025£4202
January 2025£3802
November 2024£4202
October 2024£4002
March 2024£4802
August 2023£4602
May 2023£5004
January 2023£4202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 at auction?

Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 15% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 at auction is £300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £460, with a high of £650 and a low of £300. 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 Jazz Festival 2012 changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 is down 46.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 28.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012?

Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 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 £460 (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 Jazz Festival 2012 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 1997 Jazz Festival 2012 has moved down 46.4%, with a current median hammer price of £460. The bottle has been observed at auction across 41 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 1997 Jazz Festival 2012?

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 £300, 24-month median £460 — 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 Jazz Festival 2012 that hammers at £300 would cost the buyer approximately £378 all-in including buyer's premium.

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