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Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old

£380
18.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

40

Houses

1

Last sold

271 days ago

Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Cardhu aged 27 years. Based on 40 recorded auction lots across 31 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £340, with the most recent sale at £380. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £155 (low) to £1,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old is £268–£492 29% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old is up 18.8%, with a 6-month trend of -25.5% (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 Cardhu

Cardhu is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 27 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 27-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
Cardhu
Age
27 years
Vintage
1973
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£380

24-month median

£340

24-month high

£1,800

24-month low

£155

Estimated value · likely range

£268–£492 ±29%

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

271 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25.5%vs 6 months ago
18.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£150£1,002£1,854Nov 13Dec 14Mar 18Aug 20Dec 21Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£3801
September 2023£3801
July 2023£4502
May 2022£5801
March 2022£5201
December 2021£5102
July 2021£5102
June 2021£6501
April 2021£5201
September 2020£4002
August 2020£4401
February 2020£3601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old 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 Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old at auction is £380. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £340, with a high of £1,800 and a low of £155. 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 Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old is up 18.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 25.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old?

Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 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 £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 Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old has moved up 18.8%, with a current median hammer price of £340. The bottle has been observed at auction across 40 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 Cardhu 1973 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 £380, 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 Rare Malts Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old that hammers at £380 would cost the buyer approximately £479 all-in including buyer's premium.

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