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Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release

£780
43.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

24

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin aged 26 years. Based on 24 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £950, with the most recent sale at £780. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £580 (low) to £1,400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release is £718–£842 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release is down 43.8%, with a 6-month trend of -22% (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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 2021.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2021), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 26-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as jewellionspecial, 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
Age
26 years
Vintage
2021
Edition
Lion Jewel Special
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£780

24-month median

£950

24-month high

£1,400

24-month low

£580

Estimated value · likely range

£718–£842 ±8%

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

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

175% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£900

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 Auctions13£800£850
Whisky Hammer11£780£1,188
22%vs 6 months ago
43.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£563£1,002£1,442Dec 21Mar 25Oct 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£7801
June 2026£8001
April 2026£8502
February 2026£5801
December 2025£8002
October 2025£8002
September 2025£1,0002
July 2025£9002
March 2025£9002
March 2023£8801
February 2023£1,1501
July 2022£1,4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release at auction?

Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release appeared in 11 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 175% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% 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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release at auction is £780. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £950, with a high of £1,400 and a low of £580. 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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release is down 43.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 22%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release?

Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release 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 £950 (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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release has moved down 43.8%, with a current median hammer price of £950. The bottle has been observed at auction across 24 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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release?

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 £780, 24-month median £950 — 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 26 Year Old ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ 2021 Special Release that hammers at £780 would cost the buyer approximately £983 all-in including buyer's premium.

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