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Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction

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Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction aged 40 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £3,450, with the most recent sale at £2,300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,300 (low) to £3,950 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction is £1,942–£2,658 16% around the latest sale).

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About Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction

Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction is a whisky distillery. Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 40-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 - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction
Age
40 years
Vintage
1978
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,300

24-month median

£3,450

24-month high

£3,950

24-month low

£2,300

Estimated value · likely range

£1,942–£2,658 ±16%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

35.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£2,3001
November 2025£2,5001
June 2025£2,5501
November 2024£2,5501
July 2024£3,7001
December 2023£3,5001
August 2022£3,5501
July 2022£3,0001
April 2022£3,9501
January 2022£3,8501
December 2021£3,4501

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction at auction is £2,300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £3,450, with a high of £3,950 and a low of £2,300. 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 - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £2,300 to £3,950 (median £3,450).

Where can I sell Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction?

Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction 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 £3,450 (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 - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction a good investment?

Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £3,450. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Brora - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction?

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 £2,300, 24-month median £3,450 — 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 - 40 Year Old (1978) 200th Anniversary Whisky Auction that hammers at £2,300 would cost the buyer approximately £2,898 all-in including buyer's premium.

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