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Laphroaig2005 release70cl

Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release

£750

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

51 days ago

Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig, bottled in 2005. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £585, with the most recent sale at £750. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £400 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release is £535–£965 29% around the latest sale).

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About Laphroaig

Laphroaig is a whisky distillery. Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as madeiraunphorgettable, 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
Laphroaig
Bottled
2005
Edition
Unphorgettable Madeira
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£750

24-month median

£585

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£400

Estimated value · likely range

£535–£965 ±29%

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

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

51 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£388£580£773Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£7501
January 2026£4002
December 2025£4204
November 2025£7502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release at auction?

Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release appeared in 9 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 9% 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 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release at auction is £750. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £585, with a high of £750 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 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £400 to £750 (median £585).

Where can I sell Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release?

Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira 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 £585 (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 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release a good investment?

Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £585. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Laphroaig 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira 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 £750, 24-month median £585 — 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 2005 Unphorgettable Madeira Release that hammers at £750 would cost the buyer approximately £945 all-in including buyer's premium.

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