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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40%

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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £370, with the most recent sale at £900. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £18,200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% is £540–£1,260 40% around the latest sale).

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About Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 40founderreserve, 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
Glenlivet
Edition
40founderreserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£900

24-month median

£370

24-month high

£18,200

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£540–£1,260 ±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.

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£9001
May 2026£4001
April 2026£18,2001
March 2026£551
February 2026£2501
January 2026£3401

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40%?

The latest hammer price for Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% at auction is £900. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £370, with a high of £18,200 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.

How much has Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40%, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £55 to £18,200 (median £370).

Where can I sell Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40%?

Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% 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 £370 (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 Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% a good investment?

Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £370. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40%?

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 £900, 24-month median £370 — 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 Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 70cl / 40% that hammers at £900 would cost the buyer approximately £1,134 all-in including buyer's premium.

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