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North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction

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North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction aged 48 years. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £65, with the most recent sale at £65. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £63 (low) to £85 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction is £60–£70 8% around the latest sale).

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About North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction

North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction is a whisky distillery. North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 48 years old, distilled in 1973.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1973), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 48-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 of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction
Age
48 years
Vintage
1973
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£65

24-month median

£65

24-month high

£85

24-month low

£63

Estimated value · likely range

£60–£70 ±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.

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£651
March 2026£651
February 2026£851
October 2025£631

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction at auction is £65. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £65, with a high of £85 and a low of £63. 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 of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £63 to £85 (median £65).

Where can I sell North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction?

North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction 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 £65 (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 of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction a good investment?

North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £65. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of North of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction?

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 £65, 24-month median £65 — 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 of Scotland - 48 Year Old (1973) His Excellency Whisky Auction that hammers at £65 would cost the buyer approximately £82 all-in including buyer's premium.

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