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Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros

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Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros is a collectable Scotch whisky from Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros aged 30 years. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £360, with the most recent sale at £360. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £480 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros is £290–£430 19% around the latest sale).

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About Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros

Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros is a whisky distillery. Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-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
Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros
Age
30 years
Vintage
1990
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£360

24-month median

£360

24-month high

£480

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£290–£430 ±19%

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
January 2026£3601
July 2022£3401
May 2022£4801

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros?

The latest hammer price for Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction is £360. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £360, with a high of £480 and a low of £340. 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 Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £340 to £480 (median £360).

Where can I sell Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros?

Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros 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 £360 (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 Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros a good investment?

Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £360. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros?

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 £360, 24-month median £360 — 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 Islay 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros that hammers at £360 would cost the buyer approximately £454 all-in including buyer's premium.

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