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Oban 1985 Distillers Edition

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Oban 1985 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Oban, bottled in 1985. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £110, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £65 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Oban 1985 Distillers Edition is £68–£153 39% around the latest sale).

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About Oban

Oban is a whisky distillery. Oban 1985 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1985.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as distillers, 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
Oban
Bottled
1985
Edition
distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£110

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£65

Estimated value · likely range

£68–£153 ±39%

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
December 2025£1101
August 2020£1502
August 2015£651

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Oban 1985 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Oban 1985 Distillers Edition at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £110, with a high of £150 and a low of £65. 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 Oban 1985 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Oban 1985 Distillers Edition, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £65 to £150 (median £110).

Where can I sell Oban 1985 Distillers Edition?

Oban 1985 Distillers Edition 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 £110 (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 Oban 1985 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Oban 1985 Distillers Edition has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £110. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Oban 1985 Distillers Edition?

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 £110, 24-month median £110 — 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 Oban 1985 Distillers Edition that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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