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Talisker1986 release70cl

Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition

£290
205.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

236 days ago

Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker, bottled in 1986. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £120, with the most recent sale at £290. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £290 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition is £205–£375 29% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition is up 205.3%, with a 6-month trend of +141.7% (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.

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About Talisker

Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as distillers, 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
Bottled
1986
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£290

24-month median

£120

24-month high

£290

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£205–£375 ±29%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

236 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

141.7%vs 6 months ago
205.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£87£193£299Dec 12Apr 14Jun 16Jul 17Jul 19Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£2901
October 2023£1701
February 2020£1801
November 2019£2001
July 2019£1301
May 2019£1401
March 2018£1201
December 2017£1451
July 2017£1151
May 2017£1751
June 2016£1001
October 2014£901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition at auction?

Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition at auction is £290. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £120, with a high of £290 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 Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition is up 205.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 141.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition?

Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition 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 £120 (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 1986 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Talisker 1986 Distillers Edition has moved up 205.3%, with a current median hammer price of £120. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 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 1986 Distillers Edition?

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 £290, 24-month median £120 — 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 1986 Distillers Edition that hammers at £290 would cost the buyer approximately £365 all-in including buyer's premium.

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