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Lagavulin1998 release70cl

Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition

£95
26.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

132

Houses

1

Last sold

38 days ago

Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1998. Based on 132 recorded auction lots across 58 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £88, with the most recent sale at £95. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £63 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition is £80–£110 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition is down 26.9%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 1998 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1998.

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
1998
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£95

24-month median

£88

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£63

Estimated value · likely range

£80–£110 ±15%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

38 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
26.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£61£118£175Oct 15Jun 18May 19Jul 20Jun 21Oct 23Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£951
May 2026£651
January 2026£902
December 2025£852
October 2025£952
March 2025£754
January 2025£952
September 2024£802
July 2024£1202
February 2024£802
January 2024£902
November 2023£1302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition at auction?

Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 0% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 11% 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 1998 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition at auction is £95. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £88, with a high of £170 and a low of £63. 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 1998 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition is down 26.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition?

Lagavulin 1998 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 £88 (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 1998 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition has moved down 26.9%, with a current median hammer price of £88. The bottle has been observed at auction across 132 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 1998 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 £95, 24-month median £88 — 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 1998 Distillers Edition that hammers at £95 would cost the buyer approximately £120 all-in including buyer's premium.

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