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SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old

£340
22.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

326 days ago

SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 29 years. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £400, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £480 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old is £308–£372 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old is down 22.7%, with a 6-month trend of -15% (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 Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 29 years old, distilled in 1991.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1991), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 29-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 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
Bruichladdich
Expression
SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old
Age
29 years
Vintage
1991
Edition
SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£400

24-month high

£480

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£308–£372 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

326 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15%vs 6 months ago
22.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£330£412£494Apr 21Dec 21Oct 22Aug 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£3401
June 2025£4201
August 2023£3401
July 2023£3502
June 2023£3602
October 2022£3801
August 2022£4001
May 2022£4201
March 2022£4801
February 2022£4401
January 2022£4102
December 2021£4802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old at auction?

SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 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 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £400, with a high of £480 and a low of £340. 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 SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old is down 22.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old?

SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 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 £400 (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 SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old has moved down 22.7%, with a current median hammer price of £400. 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 SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 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 £400 — 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 SMWS 23.77 Bruichladdich 1991 29 Year Old that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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