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Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition

£170

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £90, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £83 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition is £156–£184 8% around the latest sale).

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About Talisker

Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition, 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
1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition
Vintage
1989
Edition
Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£90

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£83

Estimated value · likely range

£156–£184 ±8%

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

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£80£128£175Nov 14Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1701
July 2015£851
May 2015£901
February 2015£832
December 2014£901
November 2014£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition at auction?

Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £90, with a high of £170 and a low of £83. 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 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £83 to £170 (median £90).

Where can I sell Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition?

Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited 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 £90 (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 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition a good investment?

Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £90. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Talisker 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited 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 £170, 24-month median £90 — 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 1989 Friends Of Classic Malts Limited Edition that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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