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Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old

£420
16%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

159

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bladnoch aged 23 years. Based on 159 recorded auction lots across 58 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £420. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £125 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old is £268–£572 36% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old is down 16%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Bladnoch

Bladnoch is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1977.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1977), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Bladnoch
Age
23 years
Vintage
1977
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£420

24-month median

£260

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£125

Estimated value · likely range

£268–£572 ±36%

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
16%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£121£349£577Aug 13Jan 15Aug 16Nov 17Jul 19Jan 21Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4201
June 2026£3401
May 2026£3601
March 2026£3602
September 2025£4202
July 2025£3476
January 2024£4202
October 2023£4602
February 2023£5602
January 2023£5402
July 2021£4604
April 2021£5202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 17% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 13% 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 Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old at auction is £420. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £560 and a low of £125. 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 Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old is down 16% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old?

Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old 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 £260 (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 Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old has moved down 16%, with a current median hammer price of £260. The bottle has been observed at auction across 159 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 Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old?

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 £420, 24-month median £260 — 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 Rare Malts Bladnoch 1977 23 Year Old that hammers at £420 would cost the buyer approximately £529 all-in including buyer's premium.

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