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SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection

£340

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

10

Houses

1

Last sold

326 days ago

SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 30 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £460, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £540 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection is £313–£367 8% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), 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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection, 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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection
Age
30 years
Vintage
1990
Edition
SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£460

24-month high

£540

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£313–£367 ±8%

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.

26.1%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£330£443£556Feb 22Jun 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£3401
June 2023£4201
October 2022£5201
September 2022£4601
July 2022£4601
May 2022£4602
April 2022£4601
March 2022£4401
February 2022£5401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection at auction?

SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £460, with a high of £540 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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £340 to £540 (median £460).

Where can I sell SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection?

SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection 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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection a good investment?

SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £460. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection?

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 £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 53.340 Caol Ila 1990 30 Year Old Vaults Collection that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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