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SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old

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SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas aged 28 years. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £205, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old is £183–£217 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas is a whisky distillery. SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 28 years old, distilled in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1984), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 1x171) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Glenfarclas
Age
28 years
Vintage
1984
Cask number
1x171
Bottler
smws
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£205

24-month high

£230

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£183–£217 ±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
November 2025£2001
October 2024£2301
June 2019£2101
April 2015£1201

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £205, with a high of £230 and a low of £120. 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 SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £120 to £230 (median £205).

Where can I sell SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old?

SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 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 £205 (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 SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £205. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 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 £200, 24-month median £205 — 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 SMWS 1.171 Glenfarclas 1984 28 Year Old that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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