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Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's

£600

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

3

Houses

1

Last sold

4 days ago

Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's is a collectable Scotch whisky from Linkwood aged 35 years. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £320, with the most recent sale at £600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £240 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's is £360–£840 40% around the latest sale).

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About Linkwood

Linkwood is a whisky distillery. Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's is an age-stated bottling at 35 years old, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1988), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 35-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as claxtonseriesunicorn, 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
Linkwood
Age
35 years
Vintage
1988
Edition
Unicorn Series Claxton
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£600

24-month median

£320

24-month high

£600

24-month low

£240

Estimated value · likely range

£360–£840 ±40%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

4 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£233£425£618Mar 24Mar 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£6001
March 2026£3201
March 2024£2401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's at auction?

Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's 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 puts it in the top 39% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's?

The latest hammer price for Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's at auction is £600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £320, with a high of £600 and a low of £240. 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 Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £240 to £600 (median £320).

Where can I sell Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's?

Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's 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 £320 (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 Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's a good investment?

Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £320. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's?

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 £600, 24-month median £320 — 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 Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's that hammers at £600 would cost the buyer approximately £756 all-in including buyer's premium.

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