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Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector

£655
12.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

161

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 33 years. Based on 161 recorded auction lots across 35 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £875, with the most recent sale at £655. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £580 (low) to £1,150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector is £580–£730 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector is down 12.7%, with a 6-month trend of -3% (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 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector is an age-stated bottling at 33 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 33-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as hunterianprotectorseq3sourcestory, 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
Age
33 years
Edition
Ian Hunter Story Source Protector
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£655

24-month median

£875

24-month high

£1,150

24-month low

£580

Estimated value · likely range

£580–£730 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

3%vs 6 months ago
12.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£563£874£1,185Sept 21Mar 22Aug 22Jan 23Sept 23Oct 24Jul 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£6552
July 2026£6001
December 2025£5806
August 2025£7502
July 2025£6002
April 2025£6502
February 2025£6754
December 2024£6502
November 2024£6754
October 2024£7502
March 2024£8254
January 2024£8754

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector at auction?

Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector 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 is down 50% on the previous year. 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 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector at auction is £655. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £875, with a high of £1,150 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 Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector changed in value over the past year?

Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector is down 12.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector?

Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector 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 £875 (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 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Laphroaig 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector has moved down 12.7%, with a current median hammer price of £875. The bottle has been observed at auction across 161 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 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector?

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 £655, 24-month median £875 — 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 33 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 3: Source Protector that hammers at £655 would cost the buyer approximately £825 all-in including buyer's premium.

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