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North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing

£340

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing is a collectable Scotch whisky from North British aged 52 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £340, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £340 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing is £289–£391 15% around the latest sale).

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About North British

North British is a whisky distillery. North British 52 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) is an age-stated bottling at 52 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 52-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by Douglas Laing, 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
Expression
52 Year Old (1962) Douglas Laing (Director's Cut)
Age
52 years
Vintage
1962
Bottler
Douglas Laing
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£340

24-month high

£340

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£289–£391 ±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

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £340 in July 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£3401

Comparable bottles

Frequently asked questions

How rare is North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing at auction?

North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing 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 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing?

The latest hammer price for North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £340, with a high of £340 and a low of £340. 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 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £340 to £340 (median £340).

Where can I sell North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing?

North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing 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 £340 (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 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing a good investment?

North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £340. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of North British 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing?

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 £340, 24-month median £340 — 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 52 Year Old Douglas Laing (Director's Cut) (1962) · Douglas Laing that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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