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North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut)

£430

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

102 days ago

North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) is a collectable Scotch whisky from North British aged 50 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £430, with the most recent sale at £430. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £430 (low) to £430 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) is £366–£495 15% around the latest sale).

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About North British

North British is a whisky distillery. North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) is an age-stated bottling at 50 years old, distilled in 1962.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1962), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 50-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as cutdirector, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by douglaslaing, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
50 years
Vintage
1962
Bottler
Douglas Laing
Edition
Director Cut
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£430

24-month median

£430

24-month high

£430

24-month low

£430

Estimated value · likely range

£366–£495 ±15%

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

102 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £430 in May 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£4301

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) at auction?

North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) 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 North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut)?

The latest hammer price for North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) at auction is £430. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £430, with a high of £430 and a low of £430. 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 - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £430 to £430 (median £430).

Where can I sell North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut)?

North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) 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 £430 (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 - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) a good investment?

North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £430. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of North British - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut)?

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 £430, 24-month median £430 — 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 - 50 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) that hammers at £430 would cost the buyer approximately £542 all-in including buyer's premium.

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