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SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old

£130
79.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

1

Last sold

188 days ago

SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from SMWS G3.4 Caledonian aged 27 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £105, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £73 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old is £111–£149 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old is up 79.3%, with a 6-month trend of +23.8% (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 SMWS G3.4 Caledonian

SMWS G3.4 Caledonian is a whisky distillery. SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 27 years old, distilled in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1984), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 27-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • 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
SMWS G3.4 Caledonian
Age
27 years
Vintage
1984
Bottler
SMWS
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£105

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£73

Estimated value · likely range

£111–£149 ±14%

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 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

188 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

23.8%vs 6 months ago
79.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£70£133£196Dec 14Sept 16Feb 18Sept 21Aug 22Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£1301
August 2024£1901
August 2022£1601
October 2021£1501
September 2021£1201
August 2020£1201
February 2018£1051
February 2017£1001
January 2017£1001
December 2016£901
September 2016£1051
July 2016£801

Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old at auction?

SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 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 97% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £105, with a high of £190 and a low of £73. 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 G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old is up 79.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 23.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old?

SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 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 £105 (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 G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old has moved up 79.3%, with a current median hammer price of £105. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 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 £130, 24-month median £105 — 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 G3.4 Caledonian 1984 27 Year Old that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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