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Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction

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Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 15 years. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £93, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £140 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction is £55–£65 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 15 years old, distilled in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2005), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as particular, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by douglaslaing, 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
Glenrothes
Age
15 years
Vintage
2005
Bottler
douglaslaing
Edition
particular
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£93

24-month high

£140

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£55–£65 ±9%

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: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions

Cross-house median

£93

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
Whisky Hammer4£60£90
Scotch Whisky Auctions2£110£103

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£601
December 2025£1101
November 2022£1401
February 2022£901
January 2022£901
June 2021£951

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £93, with a high of £140 and a low of £60. 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 Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £60 to £140 (median £93).

Where can I sell Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction?

Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction 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 £93 (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 Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction a good investment?

Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £93. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction?

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 £60, 24-month median £93 — 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 Glenrothes - 15 Year Old (2005) Douglas Laing's Old Particular Whisky Auction that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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