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Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old

£420
35.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

51

Houses

1

Last sold

12 days ago

Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Blair Athol aged 27 years. Based on 51 recorded auction lots across 40 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £360, with the most recent sale at £420. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old is £330–£510 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old is down 35.4%, with a 6-month trend of -4.5% (down). 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 Blair Athol

Blair Athol is a whisky distillery. Blair Athol Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 27 years old, distilled in 1975.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1975), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 27-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

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
Blair Athol
Expression
Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old
Age
27 years
Vintage
1975
Edition
Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£420

24-month median

£360

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£330–£510 ±22%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

12 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

4.5%vs 6 months ago
35.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£398£670Feb 13May 15Mar 18Jun 19Jun 20Jan 23Jul 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4202
May 2026£4201
September 2025£3801
July 2025£3601
May 2024£3601
February 2024£5001
November 2023£4401
September 2023£4802
June 2023£6501
January 2023£4601
June 2022£5201
July 2021£5973

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 22% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old at auction is £420. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £360, with a high of £650 and a low of £130. 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 Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old is down 35.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 4.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old?

Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 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 £360 (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 Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old has moved down 35.4%, with a current median hammer price of £360. The bottle has been observed at auction across 51 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 Blair Athol 1975 27 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 £360 — 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 Blair Athol 1975 27 Year Old that hammers at £420 would cost the buyer approximately £529 all-in including buyer's premium.

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