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Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu

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Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu is a collectable Scotch whisky from Mortlach aged 20 years. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £340, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £330 (low) to £415 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu is £311–£369 9% around the latest sale).

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About Mortlach

Mortlach is a whisky distillery. Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as chieftainfuhong, 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
Mortlach
Age
20 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
chieftainfuhong
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£340

24-month high

£415

24-month low

£330

Estimated value · likely range

£311–£369 ±9%

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£3402
January 2026£3402
October 2025£3304
August 2025£39810
January 2025£4158

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu?

The latest hammer price for Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £340, with a high of £415 and a low of £330. 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 Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £330 to £415 (median £340).

Where can I sell Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu?

Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu 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 £340 (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 Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu a good investment?

Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu has appeared in 26 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £340. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu?

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 £340, 24-month median £340 — 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 Mortlach 1997 20 Year Old Chieftain’s For Hong Fu that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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