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Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2

£1,400

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

10

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 41 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,800, with the most recent sale at £1,400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,400 (low) to £2,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 is £1,206–£1,594 (±14% around the latest sale).

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About Talisker

Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 is an age-stated bottling at 41 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.

  • Considerable age

    A 41-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2, 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
Expression
1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2
Age
41 years
Vintage
1978
Edition
Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,400

24-month median

£1,800

24-month high

£2,000

24-month low

£1,400

Estimated value · likely range

£1,206–£1,594 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 22.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,358£1,709£2,060Mar 20Dec 21Nov 22Jun 24Nov 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1,4001
November 2025£1,4001
October 2024£1,5001
June 2024£1,4002
March 2023£1,8001
December 2022£2,0001
November 2022£1,8001
December 2021£2,0001
March 2020£1,9001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 at auction?

Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 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 puts it in the top 36% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 at auction is £1,400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,800, with a high of £2,000 and a low of £1,400. 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 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,400 to £2,000 (median £1,800).

Where can I sell Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2?

Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 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 £1,800 (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 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 a good investment?

Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,800. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Talisker 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2?

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 £1,400, 24-month median £1,800 — 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 1978 41 Year Old Bodega Series No2 that hammers at £1,400 would cost the buyer approximately £1,764 all-in including buyer's premium.

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