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North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP

£140

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP is a collectable Scotch whisky from North British aged 33 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £150, with the most recent sale at £140. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP is £129–£151 8% around the latest sale).

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About North British

North British is a whisky distillery. North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP is an age-stated bottling at 33 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 33-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
Age
33 years
Vintage
1988
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£140

24-month median

£150

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£129–£151 ±8%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

36.4%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£172£227Apr 22Aug 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1401
August 2026£1501
November 2025£1702
October 2025£1202
September 2025£1502
August 2025£1402
May 2022£2202
April 2022£1602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP at auction?

North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 11% 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 1988 33 Year Old XOP?

The latest hammer price for North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP at auction is £140. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £150, with a high of £220 and a low of £120. 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 1988 33 Year Old XOP changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £120 to £220 (median £150).

Where can I sell North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP?

North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP 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 £150 (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 1988 33 Year Old XOP a good investment?

North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP has appeared in 14 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £150. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of North British 1988 33 Year Old XOP?

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 £140, 24-month median £150 — 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 1988 33 Year Old XOP that hammers at £140 would cost the buyer approximately £176 all-in including buyer's premium.

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