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Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson

£380

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson is a collectable Scotch whisky from Longmorn aged 23 years. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £265, with the most recent sale at £380. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £230 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson is £337–£423 11% around the latest sale).

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About Longmorn

Longmorn is a whisky distillery. Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as authorseditionsemersonfirstralphserieswaldo, 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
Longmorn
Age
23 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
First Editions Authors Series Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£380

24-month median

£265

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£230

Estimated value · likely range

£337–£423 ±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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£223£307£391Jan 25Apr 25Nov 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3801
November 2025£2802
April 2025£2302
January 2025£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson at auction?

Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 25% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 28% 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 Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson?

The latest hammer price for Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson at auction is £380. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £265, with a high of £380 and a low of £230. 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 Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £230 to £380 (median £265).

Where can I sell Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson?

Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson 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 £265 (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 Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson a good investment?

Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £265. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson?

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 £380, 24-month median £265 — 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 Longmorn 1996 23 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Ralph Waldo Emerson that hammers at £380 would cost the buyer approximately £479 all-in including buyer's premium.

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