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Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old

£800
29%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

27

Houses

1

Last sold

355 days ago

Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare aged 23 years. Based on 27 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £520, with the most recent sale at £800. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £260 (low) to £1,200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old is £558–£1,042 30% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old is up 29%, with a 6-month trend of +14.3% (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 Rare

Rare is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1971.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1971), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 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 Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old
Age
23 years
Vintage
1971
Edition
Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£800

24-month median

£520

24-month high

£1,200

24-month low

£260

Estimated value · likely range

£558–£1,042 ±30%

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

355 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

14.3%vs 6 months ago
29%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£252£744£1,236Jun 14Sept 15Aug 16Dec 17Nov 18Dec 20Jun 24Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£8001
June 2024£8001
December 2023£9001
October 2022£1,2001
December 2020£8001
September 2020£7001
August 2020£7001
September 2019£7001
June 2019£5201
December 2018£5202
November 2018£6001
August 2018£5102

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old at auction is £800. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £520, with a high of £1,200 and a low of £260. 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 Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old is up 29% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 14.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old?

Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 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 £520 (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 Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old has moved up 29%, with a current median hammer price of £520. The bottle has been observed at auction across 27 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 Glenury Royal 1971 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 £800, 24-month median £520 — 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 Glenury Royal 1971 23 Year Old that hammers at £800 would cost the buyer approximately £1,008 all-in including buyer's premium.

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