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Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask

£80

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

6

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Linkwood aged 19 years. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £98, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £130 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask is £67–£93 16% around the latest sale).

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About Linkwood

Linkwood is a whisky distillery. Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 19-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask, 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
Expression
1990 19 Year Old First Cask
Age
19 years
Vintage
1990
Edition
Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£98

24-month high

£130

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£67–£93 ±16%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£73£103£134Jul 17Dec 21Nov 23Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£801
June 2025£951
March 2024£1301
November 2023£1201
December 2021£1001
July 2017£751

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask at auction?

Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 1990 19 Year Old First Cask?

The latest hammer price for Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £98, with a high of £130 and a low of £75. 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 1990 19 Year Old First Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £75 to £130 (median £98).

Where can I sell Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask?

Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask 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 £98 (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 1990 19 Year Old First Cask a good investment?

Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £98. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Linkwood 1990 19 Year Old First Cask?

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 £80, 24-month median £98 — 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 1990 19 Year Old First Cask that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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