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Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%

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Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% is a collectable Scotch whisky from Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% aged 28 years, bottled in 2009. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £875, with the most recent sale at £875. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £875 (low) to £875 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% is £744–£1,006 15% around the latest sale).

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About Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%

Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% is a whisky distillery. Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% is an age-stated bottling at 28 years old, distilled in 1981, released in 2009.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1981), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%
Age
28 years
Vintage
1981
Bottled
2009
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£875

24-month median

£875

24-month high

£875

24-month low

£875

Estimated value · likely range

£744–£1,006 ±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.

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£8751

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%?

The latest hammer price for Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% at auction is £875. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £875, with a high of £875 and a low of £875. 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 Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £875 to £875 (median £875).

Where can I sell Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%?

Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% 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 £875 (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 Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% a good investment?

Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £875. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4%?

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 £875, 24-month median £875 — 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 Brora 1981 28 Year Old Bottled 2009 - Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 57.4% that hammers at £875 would cost the buyer approximately £1,103 all-in including buyer's premium.

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