Imperial whisky

9 bottles 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

3,605 lots sold · £770,587 hammer total

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

Trading volume
#51of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
18.9Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£135average £214, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
66%of lots (2,387), the rest official bottlings (1,218)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Imperial 1963 R.W. Duthie for Corti Brothers / Narsai's Restaurant2024£3,366
Imperial 1963 for Corti 75cl2018£3,000
Imperial 1963 for Corti 75cl2018£3,000
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Imperial 20 Year Old340£110
Imperial 19 Year Old265£110
Imperial 18 Year Old164£75

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 1 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. The dearest is Imperial (silent) Single Malts Of Scotland Single Cask 26 year old Whisky.
What is the oldest Imperial whisky you can buy?