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Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old

£340

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

12

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Linkwood aged 22 years. Based on 12 recorded auction lots across 12 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £360, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £160 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old is £221–£459 35% around the latest sale).

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About Linkwood

Linkwood is a whisky distillery. Linkwood Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 22 years old, distilled in 1972.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1972), 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 Linkwood 1972 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
Linkwood
Expression
Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old
Age
22 years
Vintage
1972
Edition
Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£360

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£160

Estimated value · likely range

£221–£459 ±35%

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 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

10.5%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£155£464£773Jun 15Aug 17Nov 18Dec 19Oct 22May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3401
May 2026£5201
May 2024£7501
October 2022£5601
February 2021£7001
December 2019£3801
August 2019£3801
November 2018£2901
October 2018£3201
August 2017£2201
February 2017£2401
June 2015£1601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 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 39% 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 Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £360, with a high of £750 and a low of £160. 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 Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £160 to £750 (median £360).

Where can I sell Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old?

Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 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 £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 Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old a good investment?

Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old has appeared in 12 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £360. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 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 £340, 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 Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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