Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Laphroaig aged 18 years. Based on 1195 recorded auction lots across 141 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £121, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) is £138–£162 (±8% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) is up 25%, with a 6-month trend of +3.4% (up). 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.
Laphroaig is a whisky distillery. Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.
Age statement
A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.
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.
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Latest sale
£150
24-month median
£121
24-month high
£230
24-month low
£55
Estimated value · likely range
£138–£162 ±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.
Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer
Cross-house median
£122
Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.
| Auction house | Price points | Latest hammer | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Whisky Auctions | 264 | £150 | £121 |
| Whisky Hammer | 17 | £150 | £150 |
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | £150 | 1 |
| June 2026 | £140 | 1 |
| May 2026 | £150 | 3 |
| April 2026 | £135 | 2 |
| March 2026 | £130 | 2 |
| February 2026 | £130 | 3 |
| January 2026 | £145 | 4 |
| December 2025 | £150 | 3 |
| November 2025 | £88 | 1 |
| October 2025 | £155 | 1 |
| September 2025 | £185 | 5 |
| August 2025 | £160 | 5 |
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The latest hammer price for Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £121, with a high of £230 and a low of £55. 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.
Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) is up 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 3.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) 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 £121 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) has moved up 25%, with a current median hammer price of £121. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1195 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.
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 £150, 24-month median £121 — 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 Laphroaig 18 Year Old (Diamond Jubilee) that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.
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