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Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L

£560

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

12

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 21 years. Based on 12 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £560, with the most recent sale at £560. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £400 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L is £515–£605 8% around the latest sale).

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About Laphroaig

Laphroaig is a whisky distillery. Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as rare, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1500ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Laphroaig
Age
21 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Rare
Bottle size
1500ml

Latest sale

£560

24-month median

£560

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£400

Estimated value · likely range

£515–£605 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

16.7%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£388£529£670Mar 18Jan 19Aug 19Oct 20Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£5601
March 2026£5601
October 2020£4002
January 2020£6502
September 2019£5601
August 2019£5601
January 2019£4802
April 2018£6201
March 2018£6201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L at auction?

Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L at auction is £560. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £560, with a high of £650 and a low of £400. 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 Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £400 to £650 (median £560).

Where can I sell Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L?

Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L 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 £560 (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 Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L a good investment?

Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L has appeared in 12 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £560. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L?

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 £560, 24-month median £560 — 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 Laphroaig 1996 21 Year Old Old & Rare 1.5L that hammers at £560 would cost the buyer approximately £706 all-in including buyer's premium.

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