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Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition

£75
6.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

29

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin. Based on 29 recorded auction lots across 25 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £80, with the most recent sale at £75. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £140 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition is £63–£87 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition is down 6.2%, with a 6-month trend of -11.8% (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 2002 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2002.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2002), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition, 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
Expression
2002 Distillers Edition
Vintage
2002
Edition
Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£75

24-month median

£80

24-month high

£140

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£63–£87 ±16%

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

0 lots

Trend

100% vs prior year

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

11.8%vs 6 months ago
6.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£101£144Dec 18Jul 19Mar 20Jun 21Mar 22May 23Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£752
December 2024£701
September 2024£701
November 2023£1201
May 2023£1401
January 2023£1301
August 2022£851
June 2022£951
March 2022£1001
January 2022£951
December 2021£902
November 2021£801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition at auction?

Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 100% on the previous year.

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition at auction is £75. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £80, with a high of £140 and a low of £60. 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 2002 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition is down 6.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 11.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition?

Lagavulin 2002 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 £80 (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 2002 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 2002 Distillers Edition has moved down 6.2%, with a current median hammer price of £80. The bottle has been observed at auction across 29 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 2002 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 £80 — 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 2002 Distillers Edition that hammers at £75 would cost the buyer approximately £95 all-in including buyer's premium.

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