Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfiddich aged 18 years. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 26 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £90, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is £74–£86 (±8% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is up 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of +23.1% (up). 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.
Glenfiddich is a whisky distillery. Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.
Age statement
A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.
Named / limited release
Released as ancientreserve, 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.
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Latest sale
£80
24-month median
£90
24-month high
£260
24-month low
£55
Estimated value · likely range
£74–£86 ±8%
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 at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · Whisky Bull
Cross-house median
£75
Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.
| Auction house | Price points | Latest hammer | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Whisky Auctions | 58 | £240 | £65 |
| Whisky Hammer | 26 | £80 | £90 |
| Whisky Bull | 1 | £80 | £80 |
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | £80 | 1 |
| March 2026 | £123 | 1 |
| February 2026 | £75 | 1 |
| January 2026 | £80 | 1 |
| November 2025 | £68 | 1 |
| October 2025 | £80 | 1 |
| July 2025 | £65 | 1 |
| March 2025 | £125 | 1 |
| January 2025 | £90 | 1 |
| November 2024 | £70 | 1 |
| June 2024 | £190 | 1 |
| April 2024 | £65 | 1 |
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The latest hammer price for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £90, with a high of £260 and a low of £55. 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.
Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is up 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 23.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve 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 £90 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve has moved up 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £90. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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.
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 £80, 24-month median £90 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.
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