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Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release

£540
▼ 16.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

58

Houses

1

Last sold

352 days ago

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 30 years. Based on 58 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £650, with the most recent sale at £540. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £480 (low) to £1,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release is £482–£598 (±11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release is down 16.9%, with a 6-month trend of -10% (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 Laphroaig

Laphroaig is a whisky distillery. Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2016), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
30 years
Vintage
2016
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£540

24-month median

£650

24-month high

£1,000

24-month low

£480

Estimated value · likely range

£482–£598 ±11%

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

Trend

▼ 50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

352 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 10%vs 6 months ago
▼ 16.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£466£748£1,030Nov 16Sept 18Sept 19Feb 21Nov 21Jul 23Nov 24Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£5402
July 2025£4802
November 2024£5802
August 2024£7002
June 2024£6502
October 2023£5602
July 2023£6002
April 2023£7006
December 2022£7254
August 2022£7502
November 2021£7002
August 2021£6501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release at auction?

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release 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 is down 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 36% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release at auction is £540. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £650, with a high of £1,000 and a low of £480. 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 30 Year Old 2016 Release changed in value over the past year?

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release is down 16.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 10%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release?

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 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 £650 (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 30 Year Old 2016 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 Release has moved down 16.9%, with a current median hammer price of £650. The bottle has been observed at auction across 58 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 Laphroaig 30 Year Old 2016 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 £540, 24-month median £650 — 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 30 Year Old 2016 Release that hammers at £540 would cost the buyer approximately £680 all-in including buyer's premium.

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