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Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s

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Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 11 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £40. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £40 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s is £34–£46 15% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s is an age-stated bottling at 11 years old, distilled in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as chieftain, 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
Caol Ila
Age
11 years
Vintage
1998
Edition
chieftain
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£40

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£40

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£34–£46 ±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
May 2026£401

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s at auction is £40. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £40 and a low of £40. 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 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £40 to £40 (median £40).

Where can I sell Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s?

Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s 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 £40 (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 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s a good investment?

Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £40. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caol Ila 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s?

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 £40, 24-month median £40 — 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 1998 11 Year Old Chieftain’s that hammers at £40 would cost the buyer approximately £50 all-in including buyer's premium.

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