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Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5

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Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 aged 19 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £270, with the most recent sale at £270. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £270 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 is £230–£311 15% around the latest sale).

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About Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5

Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 is a whisky distillery. Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 19-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 46x5) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5
Age
19 years
Vintage
1978
Cask number
46x5
Bottler
smws
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£270

24-month median

£270

24-month high

£270

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£230–£311 ±15%

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
April 2026£2701

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5?

The latest hammer price for Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 at auction is £270. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £270, with a high of £270 and a low of £270. 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 Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £270 to £270 (median £270).

Where can I sell Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5?

Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 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 £270 (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 Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 a good investment?

Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £270. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5?

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 £270, 24-month median £270 — 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 Glenlossie - 19 Year Old (1978) SMWS 46.5 that hammers at £270 would cost the buyer approximately £340 all-in including buyer's premium.

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