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Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)

£300
26.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

1

Last sold

81 days ago

Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 17 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £363, with the most recent sale at £300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £280 (low) to £490 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) is £274–£326 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) is down 26.8%, with a 6-month trend of -6.2% (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 Talisker

Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as drammanager, 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
Talisker
Age
17 years
Edition
Manager Dram
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£300

24-month median

£363

24-month high

£490

24-month low

£280

Estimated value · likely range

£274–£326 ±9%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

6.2%vs 6 months ago
26.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£272£388£505Aug 21Feb 23Mar 24Nov 24Nov 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£3001
November 2025£3351
March 2025£3001
November 2024£2801
October 2024£3701
March 2024£3551
October 2023£3201
September 2023£3401
August 2023£3801
May 2023£4801
March 2023£4701
February 2023£4901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) at auction?

Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 39% 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 Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)?

The latest hammer price for Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) at auction is £300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £363, with a high of £490 and a low of £280. 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 Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) changed in value over the past year?

Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) is down 26.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 6.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)?

Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) 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 £363 (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 Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) has moved down 26.8%, with a current median hammer price of £363. The bottle has been observed at auction across 16 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 Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)?

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 £300, 24-month median £363 — 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 Talisker - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram) that hammers at £300 would cost the buyer approximately £378 all-in including buyer's premium.

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