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Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old

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Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old aged 23 years. Based on 58 recorded auction lots across 47 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is £232–£448 32% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is down 39.3%, with a 6-month trend of -5.6% (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 Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old

Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1974.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1974), 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
Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old
Age
23 years
Vintage
1974
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£260

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£232–£448 ±32%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

5.6%vs 6 months ago
39.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£3401
November 2025£3801
July 2025£3801
June 2025£2901
January 2024£3201
December 2023£3401
September 2023£3601
July 2023£4401
February 2023£4201
September 2022£4801
February 2022£5401
July 2021£4402

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £560 and a low of £110. 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 Ord 1974 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old is down 39.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old?

Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 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 Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old has moved down 39.3%, with a current median hammer price of £260. The bottle has been observed at auction across 58 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 Ord 1974 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 £340, 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 Glen Ord 1974 23 Year Old that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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