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Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction

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Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction aged 29 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £810, with the most recent sale at £500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £500 (low) to £1,675 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is £323–£677 35% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is down 66.7%, with a 6-month trend of -30.6% (down). 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.

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About Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction

Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is a whisky distillery. Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 29 years old, distilled in 1970.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1970), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 29-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction
Age
29 years
Vintage
1970
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£500

24-month median

£810

24-month high

£1,675

24-month low

£500

Estimated value · likely range

£323–£677 ±35%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

30.6%vs 6 months ago
66.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£5001
July 2025£6401
June 2025£7201
February 2025£9001
December 2024£6001
September 2024£7201
August 2024£7201
April 2023£1,0251
February 2023£6601
November 2022£1,1001
August 2022£1,3001
May 2022£1,6751

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction at auction is £500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £810, with a high of £1,675 and a low of £500. 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 Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction is down 66.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction?

Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) 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 £810 (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 Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction has moved down 66.7%, with a current median hammer price of £810. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) 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 £500, 24-month median £810 — 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 Glenury Royal - 29 Year Old (1970 Rare Malts) Whisky Auction that hammers at £500 would cost the buyer approximately £630 all-in including buyer's premium.

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