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Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish

£80
▲ 0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

31

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish is a collectable Scotch whisky from Royal Brackla aged 18 years. Based on 31 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £85, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £70 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish is £73–£87 (±9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -33.3% (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 Royal Brackla

Royal Brackla is a whisky distillery. Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish, 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
Royal Brackla
Expression
18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish
Age
18 years
Edition
Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£85

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£70

Estimated value · likely range

£73–£87 ±9%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Trend

▼ 40% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 25% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 33.3%vs 6 months ago
▲ 0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£68£127£185Mar 21Jun 22Feb 23Feb 24Aug 24May 26Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£802
May 2026£851
July 2025£702
April 2025£851
November 2024£782
October 2024£1501
September 2024£1201
August 2024£801
June 2024£851
March 2024£901
February 2024£851
December 2023£801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish at auction?

Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 40% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 25% 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 Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish?

The latest hammer price for Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £85, with a high of £180 and a low of £70. 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 Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish changed in value over the past year?

Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 33.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish?

Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish 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 £85 (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 Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £85. The bottle has been observed at auction across 31 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 Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish?

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 £80, 24-month median £85 — 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 Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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