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Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old

£400
▲ 5.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

70

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare aged 22 years. Based on 70 recorded auction lots across 48 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £305, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £540 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old is £295–£505 (±26% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old is up 5.3%, with a 6-month trend of -21.6% (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 Rare

Rare is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 22 years old, distilled in 1979.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1979), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 22-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 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
Rare
Expression
Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old
Age
22 years
Vintage
1979
Edition
Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£305

24-month high

£540

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£295–£505 ±26%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 21.6%vs 6 months ago
▲ 5.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£341£556Mar 14Aug 15Feb 17Aug 18Jan 20Jun 22Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£4002
September 2025£4001
August 2024£4601
May 2024£4201
January 2024£3201
September 2023£4001
August 2022£5102
June 2022£5001
March 2022£4001
July 2021£5401
August 2020£3601
July 2020£3801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old appeared in 2 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 36% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £305, with a high of £540 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 Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old is up 5.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 21.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old?

Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 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 £305 (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 Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old has moved up 5.3%, with a current median hammer price of £305. The bottle has been observed at auction across 70 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 Glen Mhor 1979 22 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 £400, 24-month median £305 — 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 Glen Mhor 1979 22 Year Old that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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