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Caol Ila2020 release70cl

SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020

£400
20%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

32

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 30 years, bottled in 2020. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £460, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £550 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 is £365–£435 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 is down 20%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (up). 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 Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1989, released in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020, 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
Caol Ila
Expression
SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020
Age
30 years
Vintage
1989
Bottled
2020
Edition
SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£460

24-month high

£550

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£365–£435 ±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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
20%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£330£448£567Dec 20Jun 21Feb 23Oct 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4001
October 2025£3401
September 2024£4001
August 2024£4002
July 2023£4201
June 2023£4001
May 2023£4001
February 2023£4201
August 2022£4601
June 2022£4601
May 2022£4601
April 2022£4601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 at auction?

SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £460, with a high of £550 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 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 changed in value over the past year?

SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 is down 20% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020?

SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 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 £460 (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 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 has moved down 20%, with a current median hammer price of £460. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020?

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 £400, 24-month median £460 — 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 53.322 Caol Ila 1989 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 2020 that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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