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Glen Spey whisky

6 full-size bottles (50cl to 1 litre) in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for Glen Spey, based on its available bottles.

A guide to the house style rather than a promise: individual releases can differ.

About the distillery

Region
Speyside, Scotland
Founded
1878
Status
Producing
Capacity
1.5 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 96 of 169 by stated capacity.
Stills
4 (2 wash, 2 spirit)
Owner
Owned by Diageo (since 1997); as recorded October 2026
Say it
glen SPAY
SMWS code
80, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

1,552 lots sold · £151,845.00 hammer total

How Glen Spey bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.

Trading volume
#127of 178 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
13.2Whisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£65.50average £97.84, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
50%of lots (779), the rest official bottlings (773)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Glen Spey 1978 SMWS 80.12024£1,809.00
Glen Spey 1990 Casks of Distinction 25 Year Old #2540 - Case2022£1,400.00
Glen Spey 1985 SMWS 10 Year Old 80.22022£473.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Glen Spey Flora & Fauna 12 Year Old242£40.00
Glen Spey - 12 Year Old (Manager's Dram)158£85.00
Glen Spey 1990 Casks of Distinction 25 Year Old104£230.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 11 November 2026.

Independent bottlings make up most of the Glen Spey lots here; our study of the workhorse malts and independent bottlers looks at where that happens and whether those bottlings cost more. Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.

Questions

What is the cheapest Glen Spey whisky?
The cheapest Glen Spey whisky is Glen Spey 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna (12 years old, 43% ABV, 70cl), at £52.53 from Master of Malt. That is £57.48 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Glen Spey James Eadie Single Bourbon Cask #803748 2009 12 Year Old Whisky (£67.95) and Glen Spey Mossburn Vintage Casks Single Cask 2011 13 Year Old Whisky (£89.00).
How much does Glen Spey whisky cost?
Glen Spey whisky costs from £52.53 to £99.00, with a median of £89.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is First Editions Glen Spey 2011 12 Year Old Sherry Cask HL20895 Limited Edition Single Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl.
What is the oldest Glen Spey whisky you can buy?
Glen Spey Murray McDavid Benchmark PX Sherry Cask 2007 14 Year Old Whisky, at 14 years old, from £89.95.