Imperial whisky

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

Casks of Imperial distilled in 1995, stencilled in black on yellow ends, racked beside Edradour casks in a warehouse
Photo: Whiskipedia.

About the distillery

Region
Speyside, Scotland
Founded
1897
Status
Closed (mothballed in 1985); site demolished
Capacity
1.6 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026
Owner
Owned by Pernod Ricard (since 1989); as recorded October 2026
Say it
im*perial

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

3,769 lots sold · £835,155.00 hammer total

How Imperial bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions and Whisky Auctioneer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery.

Trading volume
#66of 178 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
19.8Whisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£140.00average £221.59, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
70%of lots (2,644), the rest official bottlings (1,125)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Imperial 1963 R.W. Duthie for Corti Brothers / Narsai's Restaurant2024£3,366.00
Royal Navy 1970 Imperial Rum Flagon2019£3,000.00
Royal Navy Imperial Rum Flagon 1 Gallon2019£2,900.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old165£110.00
Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old Cask Strength98£112.00
Chivas Imperial 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky96£55.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 2 November 2026.

Questions

What is the cheapest Imperial whisky?
The cheapest Imperial whisky is Imperial (silent) Living Souls Single Malt Scotch 1998 27 year old Whisky (27 years old, 42.2% ABV, 70cl), at £262.50 from Master of Malt. That is £262.50 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Imperial 1995 Celebration of the Cask #4190 42.1% (£395.00) and Imperial 1990 30YO Celebration of the Cask #7531, 41.7% (£395.95).
How much does Imperial whisky cost?
Imperial whisky costs from £262.50 to £845.00, with a median of £542.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is Imperial (silent) Single Malts Of Scotland Single Cask 26 year old Whisky.
What is the oldest Imperial whisky you can buy?