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Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction

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Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 40 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £320, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £320 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction is £272–£368 15% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Considerable age

    A 40-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 2120) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
40 years
Vintage
1986
Cask number
2120
Edition
kingsbury
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£320

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£320

Estimated value · likely range

£272–£368 ±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
June 2026£3201

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £320, with a high of £320 and a low of £320. 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 - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £320 to £320 (median £320).

Where can I sell Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction?

Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) 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 £320 (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 - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction a good investment?

Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £320. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) 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 £320, 24-month median £320 — 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 - 40 Year Old (1986) Single Cask #2120 (Kingsbury) Whisky Auction that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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