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SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin

£30
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

27

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glasgow Distillery. Based on 27 recorded auction lots across 21 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £65, with the most recent sale at £30. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £30 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin is £19–£41 37% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin is down 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of -33.3% (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 Glasgow Distillery

Glasgow Distillery is a whisky distillery. SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as drygingn1london, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • 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
Glasgow Distillery
Bottler
SMWS
Edition
Gn1 London Dry Gin
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£30

24-month median

£65

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£30

Estimated value · likely range

£19–£41 ±37%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

33.3%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£29£92£155Sept 17Jun 18May 19Jun 20Dec 21May 23Sept 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£301
December 2025£451
September 2025£651
November 2024£351
August 2023£501
May 2023£401
August 2022£451
February 2022£551
December 2021£701
October 2020£551
July 2020£701
June 2020£651

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin at auction?

SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin appeared in 3 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 28% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin?

The latest hammer price for SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin at auction is £30. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £65, with a high of £150 and a low of £30. 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 GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin changed in value over the past year?

SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin is down 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 33.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin?

SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin 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 £65 (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 GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin has moved down 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £65. The bottle has been observed at auction across 27 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 GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin?

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 £30, 24-month median £65 — 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 GN1.1 The Glasgow Distillery London Dry Gin that hammers at £30 would cost the buyer approximately £38 all-in including buyer's premium.

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