Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £260 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl is £221–£299 (±15% around the latest sale).
Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl is a whisky distillery. Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1978.
Single vintage
Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.
Single cask
A single-cask bottling (cask 48x3) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.
Independent bottling
An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.
Non-standard format
Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.
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
£260
24-month median
£260
24-month high
£260
24-month low
£260
Estimated value · likely range
£221–£299 ±15%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | £260 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £260 and a low of £260. 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.
wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £260 to £260 (median £260).
Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl 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 £260 (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%.
Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £260. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.
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 £260, 24-month median £260 — 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 Balmenach - 1978 (SMWS 48.3) 75cl that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.
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