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Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release

£130
52.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

213

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 15 years. Based on 213 recorded auction lots across 62 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £93, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £63 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release is £111–£149 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release is up 52.9%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (up). 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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release is an age-stated bottling at 15 years old, distilled in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2017), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as cairdeas, 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
15 years
Vintage
2017
Edition
Cairdeas
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£93

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£63

Estimated value · likely range

£111–£149 ±15%

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

15 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
52.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£61£118£175Dec 17Oct 19Dec 20Mar 22Jul 23Dec 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1301
July 2026£953
April 2026£1101
March 2026£906
December 2025£952
October 2025£1402
August 2025£1302
July 2025£1102
June 2025£1054
April 2025£902
January 2025£752
December 2024£802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release at auction?

Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release appeared in 15 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 17% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release?

The latest hammer price for Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £93, with a high of £170 and a low of £63. 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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release changed in value over the past year?

Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release is up 52.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release?

Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 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 £93 (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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release has moved up 52.9%, with a current median hammer price of £93. The bottle has been observed at auction across 213 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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 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 £130, 24-month median £93 — 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 Cairdeas 15 Year Old 2017 Release that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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