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North British 1980

£75
36.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

48

Houses

1

Last sold

50 days ago

North British 1980 is a collectable Scotch whisky from North British. Based on 48 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £63, with the most recent sale at £75. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £30 (low) to £105 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North British 1980 is £64–£86 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, North British 1980 is up 36.4%, with a 6-month trend of +25% (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 North British

North British is a whisky distillery. North British 1980 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1980.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1980), so the available batch is inherently finite.

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
North British
Vintage
1980
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£75

24-month median

£63

24-month high

£105

24-month low

£30

Estimated value · likely range

£64–£86 ±14%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

50 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25%vs 6 months ago
36.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£29£69£108Jun 12May 16Aug 17Jul 19Apr 23Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£751
April 2026£551
March 2026£702
November 2025£752
December 2024£752
February 2024£952
December 2023£602
April 2023£802
July 2022£652
April 2022£752
February 2022£752
July 2019£552

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is North British 1980 at auction?

North British 1980 appeared in 6 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 14% 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 North British 1980?

The latest hammer price for North British 1980 at auction is £75. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £63, with a high of £105 and a low of £30. 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 North British 1980 changed in value over the past year?

North British 1980 is up 36.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 25%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell North British 1980?

North British 1980 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 £63 (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 North British 1980 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months North British 1980 has moved up 36.4%, with a current median hammer price of £63. The bottle has been observed at auction across 48 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 North British 1980?

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 £75, 24-month median £63 — 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 North British 1980 that hammers at £75 would cost the buyer approximately £95 all-in including buyer's premium.

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