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Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s

£110
26.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 18 lots a year

Auction lots

90

Houses

1

Last sold

today

Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s is a collectable Scotch whisky from Strathclyde aged 32 years. Based on 90 recorded auction lots across 51 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s is £90–£130 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s is down 26.7%, with a 6-month trend of -29% (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 Strathclyde

Strathclyde is a whisky distillery. Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s is an age-stated bottling at 32 years old, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Considerable age

    A 32-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by cadenhead, 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
Strathclyde
Age
32 years
Vintage
1989
Bottler
Cadenhead's
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£90–£130 ±18%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

18 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

44% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 4% of tracked bottles

Last seen

today

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

29%vs 6 months ago
26.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£87£157£227Nov 21Nov 22Jul 23Apr 24Dec 24Aug 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1101
August 2026£951
July 2026£1402
June 2026£1101
February 2026£1402
January 2026£1202
December 2025£1554
November 2025£1402
October 2025£901
September 2025£952
August 2025£1102
July 2025£1302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s at auction?

Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s appeared in 18 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 44% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 4% 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 Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

The latest hammer price for Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £220 and a low of £90. 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 Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s changed in value over the past year?

Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s is down 26.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 29%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s 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 £140 (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 Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s has moved down 26.7%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 90 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 Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

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 £110, 24-month median £140 — 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 Strathclyde 1989 32 Year Old Cadenhead’s that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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