Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1980. Based on 12 recorded auction lots across 12 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £385, with the most recent sale at £420. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L is £289–£551 (±31% around the latest sale).
Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1980.
Named / limited release
Released as distillers, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.
Non-standard format
Bottled in a 1000ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.
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.
Latest sale
£420
24-month median
£385
24-month high
£600
24-month low
£130
Estimated value · likely range
£289–£551 ±31%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | £420 | 1 |
| March 2025 | £440 | 1 |
| April 2023 | £600 | 1 |
| September 2020 | £500 | 1 |
| February 2020 | £440 | 1 |
| November 2019 | £460 | 1 |
| May 2017 | £340 | 1 |
| June 2016 | £350 | 1 |
| August 2014 | £130 | 1 |
| May 2014 | £210 | 1 |
| August 2013 | £140 | 1 |
| June 2013 | £190 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L at auction is £420. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £385, with a high of £600 and a low of £130. 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.
wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £130 to £600 (median £385).
Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L 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 £385 (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%.
Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L has appeared in 12 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £385. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.
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 £420, 24-month median £385 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition 1L that hammers at £420 would cost the buyer approximately £529 all-in including buyer's premium.
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