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Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old

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Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin aged 21 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,750, with the most recent sale at £1,650. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,650 (low) to £1,850 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old is £1,518–£1,782 8% around the latest sale).

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About Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1985.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1985), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

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

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
Lagavulin
Age
21 years
Vintage
1985
Edition
caskstrength
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,650

24-month median

£1,750

24-month high

£1,850

24-month low

£1,650

Estimated value · likely range

£1,518–£1,782 ±8%

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
March 2026£1,6501
February 2026£1,8501

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old at auction is £1,650. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,750, with a high of £1,850 and a low of £1,650. 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 Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,650 to £1,850 (median £1,750).

Where can I sell Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old?

Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old 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 £1,750 (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 Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old a good investment?

Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,750. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old?

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 £1,650, 24-month median £1,750 — 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 Lagavulin 1985 Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old that hammers at £1,650 would cost the buyer approximately £2,079 all-in including buyer's premium.

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