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Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V

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Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 28 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £406, with the most recent sale at £405. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £250 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V is £341–£469 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V is up 1.3%, with a 6-month trend of -27.7% (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 Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas is a whisky distillery. Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1986), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as buttscollectorfamilyrefillseriessherry, 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
Glenfarclas
Vintage
1986
Edition
buttscollectorfamilyrefillseriessherry
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£405

24-month median

£406

24-month high

£600

24-month low

£250

Estimated value · likely range

£341–£469 ±16%

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

£408

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 Auctions23£440£407
Whisky Hammer7£370£410
27.7%vs 6 months ago
1.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£4052
February 2026£2501
October 2025£4252
September 2025£5801
June 2025£4901
October 2024£4001
September 2024£5601
April 2024£4801
March 2024£4602
February 2024£5902
November 2023£6001
August 2023£4201

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V?

The latest hammer price for Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V at auction is £405. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £406, with a high of £600 and a low of £250. 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 Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V changed in value over the past year?

Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V is up 1.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 27.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V?

Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V 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 £406 (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 Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V has moved up 1.3%, with a current median hammer price of £406. 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 Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V?

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 £405, 24-month median £406 — 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 Glenfarclas 1986 Refill Sherry Butts Family Collector Series V that hammers at £405 would cost the buyer approximately £510 all-in including buyer's premium.

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