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GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990)

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GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 23 years. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) is £188–£332 28% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) is up 116.7%, with a 6-month trend of -38.1% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About GlenDronach

GlenDronach is a whisky distillery. GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 1243) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
GlenDronach
Expression
23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243
Age
23 years
Vintage
1990
Cask number
1243
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£260

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£188–£332 ±28%

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

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£230

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions14£260£235
Whisky Hammer1£230£230
38.1%vs 6 months ago
116.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2601
February 2026£2301
November 2025£2601
October 2024£2801
September 2023£3001
December 2022£3001
June 2022£4201
June 2019£2801
August 2018£1801
February 2018£2101
December 2015£1301
October 2015£1432

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990)?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £420 and a low of £120. 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 GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) is up 116.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 38.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990)?

GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) 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 £230 (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 GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) has moved up 116.7%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990)?

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 £260, 24-month median £230 — 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 GlenDronach 23 Year Old (1990) Single Cask #1243 (1990) that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.

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