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Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922

£130

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

35 days ago

Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Speyburn aged 21 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 is £105–£155 19% around the latest sale).

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About Speyburn

Speyburn is a whisky distillery. Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922, 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
Speyburn
Expression
1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922
Age
21 years
Vintage
1978
Edition
Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£105–£155 ±19%

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

35 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£126£156£185Dec 22Jan 25Oct 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1301
June 2026£1801
October 2025£1301
January 2025£1801
December 2022£1301

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 at auction?

Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 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 Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922?

The latest hammer price for Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £180 and a low of £130. 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 Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £130 to £180 (median £130).

Where can I sell Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922?

Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 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 £130 (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 Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 a good investment?

Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £130. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922?

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 £130 — 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 Speyburn 1978 21 Year Old Single Cask #1922 that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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