Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin, bottled in 1997. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £95, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £70 (low) to £130 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition 1L is £105–£155 (±19% around the latest sale).
Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition 1L is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1997.
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
£130
24-month median
£95
24-month high
£130
24-month low
£70
Estimated value · likely range
£105–£155 ±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.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | £130 | 1 |
| February 2021 | £130 | 1 |
| November 2019 | £90 | 1 |
| March 2019 | £85 | 1 |
| December 2018 | £100 | 1 |
| May 2014 | £70 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 1997 Distillers Edition 1L at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £95, with a high of £130 and a low of £70. 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 1997 Distillers Edition 1L, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £70 to £130 (median £95).
Lagavulin 1997 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 £95 (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 1997 Distillers Edition 1L has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £95. 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 £130, 24-month median £95 — 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 1997 Distillers Edition 1L that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.
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