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Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl

£340
6.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

48

Houses

1

Last sold

34 days ago

Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare Malts Royal aged 24 years. Based on 48 recorded auction lots across 37 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £310, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl is £252–£428 26% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl is up 6.3%, with a 6-month trend of -39.3% (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 Royal

Rare Malts Royal is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 24 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 24-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 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
Rare Malts Royal
Expression
Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl
Age
24 years
Vintage
1972
Edition
Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£310

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£252–£428 ±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 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

34 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

39.3%vs 6 months ago
6.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£356£577Dec 13Jul 15Jun 17Aug 18Nov 19Sept 21Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3401
June 2026£4801
February 2023£5401
January 2023£4001
April 2022£5001
March 2022£5001
September 2021£5602
July 2021£5201
April 2021£5201
June 2020£3601
March 2020£3302
February 2020£3601

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl at auction?

Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl 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 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £310, with a high of £560 and a low of £140. 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 Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl is up 6.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 39.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl?

Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl 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 £310 (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 Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl has moved up 6.3%, with a current median hammer price of £310. The bottle has been observed at auction across 48 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 Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl?

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 £310 — 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 Royal Lochnagar 1972 24 Year Old 75cl that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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