latest hammer price
Auction lots
14
Houses
1
Last sold
471 days ago
Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 20 years, bottled in 1982. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release is £310–£690 (±38% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release is up 284.6%, with a 6-month trend of +127.3% (up). 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.
Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, released in 1982.
Age statement
A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.
Named / limited release
Released as Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release, 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.
Latest sale
£500
24-month median
£210
24-month high
£600
24-month low
£130
Estimated value · likely range
£310–£690 ±38%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market
Seen at auction
0 lots
Last seen
471 days ago
Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | £500 | 1 |
| December 2023 | £540 | 1 |
| November 2023 | £600 | 1 |
| August 2017 | £370 | 1 |
| September 2016 | £290 | 1 |
| March 2016 | £200 | 1 |
| February 2016 | £220 | 1 |
| August 2015 | £195 | 1 |
| September 2014 | £185 | 1 |
| April 2014 | £190 | 1 |
| February 2014 | £220 | 1 |
| December 2013 | £190 | 1 |
More from Talisker
Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).
The latest hammer price for Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release at auction is £500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £600 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.
Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release is up 284.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 127.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release 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 £210 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Talisker 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release has moved up 284.6%, with a current median hammer price of £210. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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.
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 £500, 24-month median £210 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 1982 20 Year Old 2003 Release that hammers at £500 would cost the buyer approximately £630 all-in including buyer's premium.
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