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Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl

£70

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

82 days ago

Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Royal Lochnagar aged 18 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £88, with the most recent sale at £70. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl is £58–£83 18% around the latest sale).

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About Royal Lochnagar

Royal Lochnagar is a whisky distillery. Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1985.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1985), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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 Lochnagar
Age
18 years
Vintage
1985
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£70

24-month median

£88

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£58–£83 ±18%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£44£78£113Jul 14Oct 18Jul 21Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£701
March 2026£902
August 2021£1101
July 2021£1101
October 2018£854
July 2014£452

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl at auction?

Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl 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 puts it in the top 28% 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 Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl at auction is £70. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £88, with a high of £110 and a low of £45. 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 Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £45 to £110 (median £88).

Where can I sell Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl?

Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 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 £88 (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 Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl a good investment?

Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £88. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Royal Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 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 £70, 24-month median £88 — 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 Lochnagar 1985 18 Year Old Provenance 75cl that hammers at £70 would cost the buyer approximately £88 all-in including buyer's premium.

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