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GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971)

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GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 41 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,650, with the most recent sale at £2,000. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £400 (low) to £2,700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) is £1,200–£2,800 40% around the latest sale).

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About GlenDronach

GlenDronach is a whisky distillery. GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 is an age-stated bottling at 41 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 41-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 1247) 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
41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247
Age
41 years
Vintage
1971
Cask number
1247
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£2,000

24-month median

£1,650

24-month high

£2,700

24-month low

£400

Estimated value · likely range

£1,200–£2,800 ±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 · Bonhams

Cross-house median

£2,125

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions10£2,000£1,650
Whisky Hammer6£1,975£2,138
Bonhams1£19,000£19,000
53.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£2,0001
December 2024£2,6001
April 2024£2,6001
December 2020£2,2001
August 2019£2,7001
May 2018£1,2501
November 2017£1,3001
September 2014£7401
August 2014£6801
January 2014£4001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971)?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) at auction is £2,000. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,650, with a high of £2,700 and a low of £400. 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 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £400 to £2,700 (median £1,650).

Where can I sell GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971)?

GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (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 £1,650 (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 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) a good investment?

GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,650. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of GlenDronach 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (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 £2,000, 24-month median £1,650 — 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 41 Year Old (1971) Single Cask #1247 (1971) that hammers at £2,000 would cost the buyer approximately £2,520 all-in including buyer's premium.

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