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SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old

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SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Moray aged 40 years. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £330, with the most recent sale at £750. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £240 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old is £523–£977 30% around the latest sale).

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About Glen Moray

Glen Moray is a whisky distillery. SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old, distilled in 1971.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1971), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 40-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 35x71) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Glen Moray
Age
40 years
Vintage
1971
Cask number
35x71
Bottler
smws
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£750

24-month median

£330

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£240

Estimated value · likely range

£523–£977 ±30%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

127.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£7501
May 2021£7001
March 2018£4501
September 2016£3701
April 2015£2401
January 2015£2501
September 2014£3301
July 2014£2501
May 2014£3201

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old at auction is £750. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £330, with a high of £750 and a low of £240. 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 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £240 to £750 (median £330).

Where can I sell SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old?

SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 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 £330 (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 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £330. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 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 £750, 24-month median £330 — 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 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old that hammers at £750 would cost the buyer approximately £945 all-in including buyer's premium.

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