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Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old

£1,600
▲ 179.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Mortlach aged 23 years. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 31 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £500, with the most recent sale at £1,600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £1,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old is £1,256–£1,944 (±22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old is up 179.1%, with a 6-month trend of +60% (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 Mortlach

Mortlach is a whisky distillery. Mortlach Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 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 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old 75cl, 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
Mortlach
Expression
Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old
Age
23 years
Vintage
1972
Edition
Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,600

24-month median

£500

24-month high

£1,600

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£1,256–£1,944 ±22%

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 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 60%vs 6 months ago
▲ 179.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£262£955£1,648Nov 13Apr 15Jan 17Mar 18Apr 19Dec 21Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1,6001
April 2024£9001
March 2023£1,0501
February 2023£1,1501
May 2022£1,1501
December 2021£7501
September 2021£1,0001
June 2020£6501
February 2020£5001
July 2019£4601
April 2019£4601
March 2019£5801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 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 92% 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 Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old at auction is £1,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £500, with a high of £1,600 and a low of £270. 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 Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old is up 179.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 60%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old?

Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 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 £500 (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 Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old has moved up 179.1%, with a current median hammer price of £500. The bottle has been observed at auction across 36 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 Mortlach 1972 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 £1,600, 24-month median £500 — 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 Mortlach 1972 23 Year Old that hammers at £1,600 would cost the buyer approximately £2,016 all-in including buyer's premium.

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