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Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl

£510

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 34 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £585, with the most recent sale at £510. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £510 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl is £452–£568 11% around the latest sale).

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About Laphroaig

Laphroaig is a whisky distillery. Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 34 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 34-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as hunterianmasterseq4story, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml 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
34 years
Edition
Ian Hunter Story Master
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£510

24-month median

£585

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£510

Estimated value · likely range

£452–£568 ±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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£495£582£670Apr 26May 26Jun 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£5102
June 2026£5201
May 2026£6501
April 2026£6501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl at auction?

Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl appeared in 5 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 17% 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 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl at auction is £510. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £585, with a high of £650 and a low of £510. 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 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £510 to £650 (median £585).

Where can I sell Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl?

Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl 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 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl a good investment?

Laphroaig 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl has appeared in 5 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 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl?

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 £510, 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 34 Year Old Ian Hunter Story Book 4: Malt Master 75cl that hammers at £510 would cost the buyer approximately £643 all-in including buyer's premium.

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