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Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden

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Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 37 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £510, with the most recent sale at £520. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £500 (low) to £520 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden is £478–£562 8% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden is an age-stated bottling at 37 years old, distilled in 1981.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Considerable age

    A 37-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as badenshop, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by cadenhead, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Caol Ila
Age
37 years
Vintage
1981
Bottler
cadenhead
Edition
badenshop
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£520

24-month median

£510

24-month high

£520

24-month low

£500

Estimated value · likely range

£478–£562 ±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.

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£5201
November 2024£5001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden at auction is £520. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £510, with a high of £520 and a low of £500. 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 Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £500 to £520 (median £510).

Where can I sell Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden?

Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden 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 £510 (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 Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden a good investment?

Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £510. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden?

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 £520, 24-month median £510 — 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 Caol Ila 1981 37 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Baden that hammers at £520 would cost the buyer approximately £655 all-in including buyer's premium.

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