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Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable

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Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 30 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £460, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £390 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable is £368–£432 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1988), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskrareseriesuntouchable, 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
Bruichladdich
Age
30 years
Vintage
1988
Edition
caskrareseriesuntouchable
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£460

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£390

Estimated value · likely range

£368–£432 ±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.

13%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£4001
June 2025£4601
May 2025£4401
January 2025£4401
October 2024£3902
April 2024£5001
September 2023£4601
August 2023£4601
June 2023£6501

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £460, with a high of £650 and a low of £390. 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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £390 to £650 (median £460).

Where can I sell Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable?

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable 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 £460 (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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable a good investment?

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £460. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable?

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 £400, 24-month median £460 — 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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Rare Cask Series The Untouchable that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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