Glenrothes whisky

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Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for Glenrothes, 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: 5.6 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 33 of 169 by stated capacity.
Stills: 10 (5 wash, 5 spirit)
Owner: Owned by The Edrington Group (since 1999); as recorded October 2026
Say it: glen-ROTH-iss
SMWS code: 30, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

10,115 lots sold · £1.6m hammer total

How Glenrothes 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: #29of 178 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot: 17.8Whisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price: £85.00average £161.35, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings: 45%of lots (4,533), the rest official bottlings (5,582)

Highest hammer prices
Bottle	Sold	Hammer
Glenrothes The 51 Year Old	2026	£16,000.00
Glenrothes 1932 Pure Malt 42 Year Old	2019	£4,600.00
Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask	2017	£4,200.00

Most often sold
Bottle	Lots	Median
Glenrothes Select Reserve	332	£30.00
Glenrothes 1989	179	£90.00
Glenrothes 1992	124	£60.00

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

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.

Buy a cask of Glenrothes

Whole casks of Glenrothes, not bottles. They are listed separately and are not part of our price comparison.

Whole casks of Glenrothes for sale at The Whisky Index, cheapest first
Cask type	Filled	Litres	ABV	Price
Refill hogshead TWI-0030	Jun 200818 years old	162.8102.7 litres of alcohol	63.1%	£16,966.05£165.20 per litre of alcohol
Refill hogshead TWI-0087	Jun 200818 years old	179.5113.8 litres of alcohol	63.4%	£18,799.76£165.20 per litre of alcohol
Refill hogshead TWI-0086	Jun 200818 years old	182.5118.1 litres of alcohol	64.7%	£19,510.11£165.20 per litre of alcohol

Casks are sold in bond: the whisky stays in a bonded warehouse in Scotland, so no duty or VAT is paid unless it leaves. Storage and insurance cost extra: this seller includes the first year, then charges £100.00 a year per cask. Duty, VAT and bottling costs follow if you take the whisky out. A cask loses volume and strength as it ages.

Buying a cask is not a regulated investment. The FCA does not regulate whisky casks, so you would have no Financial Ombudsman or compensation scheme protection, and values can fall. Read the FCA's warning about unregulated investments.

Prices and details come from The Whisky Index, which sells each cask itself, checked 3 Nov 2026. We earn nothing from these links.