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GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971)

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GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 38 years. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 31 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,300, with the most recent sale at £1,700. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £230 (low) to £2,500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) is £1,027–£2,373 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) is up 21.4%, with a 6-month trend of -7.3% (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 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 is an age-stated bottling at 38 years old, distilled in 1971.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1971), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 38-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 483) 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
38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483
Age
38 years
Vintage
1971
Cask number
483
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£1,700

24-month median

£1,300

24-month high

£2,500

24-month low

£230

Estimated value · likely range

£1,027–£2,373 ±40%

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

£1,325

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 Auctions31£1,700£1,300
Whisky Hammer1£1,700£1,700
7.3%vs 6 months ago
21.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1,7001
February 2026£1,7001
October 2025£1,7001
June 2024£2,0001
April 2024£2,5001
February 2020£1,8001
January 2020£1,8333
November 2019£1,7002
August 2019£1,8002
April 2019£1,5001
March 2019£1,7001
November 2018£1,6001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971)?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) at auction is £1,700. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,300, with a high of £2,500 and a low of £230. 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 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) is up 21.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971)?

GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) 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 £1,300 (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 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) has moved up 21.4%, with a current median hammer price of £1,300. The bottle has been observed at auction across 36 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 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971)?

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 £1,700, 24-month median £1,300 — 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 38 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #483 (1971) that hammers at £1,700 would cost the buyer approximately £2,142 all-in including buyer's premium.

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