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Lochside whisky

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The weathered yellow tower of Lochside distillery in Montrose, its name painted on the wall, before it was demolished
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About the distillery

Region
Highland, Scotland
Founded
1957
Status
Closed (dismantled in 1992)
Owner
Owned by Distillerias y Crianza (DYC) (since 1973); as recorded October 2026
Notable
Coastal site

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

1,279 lots sold · £452,053 hammer total

How Lochside 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
#73of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
24.9Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£232average £353, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
70%of lots (897), the rest official bottlings (382)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Lochside 1966 SMWS 32 Year Old 92.62026£5,400
Lochside 1966 SMWS 32 Year Old 92.62019£4,300
SMWS 92.1 Lochside 1966 75cl2021£4,000
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Lochside 10 Year Old143£170
Lochside 1991 Connoisseurs Choice112£160
Lochside 1991 Gordon And69£140

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 1 November 2026.

Questions

What is the cheapest Lochside whisky?
The cheapest Lochside whisky is Private Collection Lochside 1981 #804 (46.7% ABV, 70cl), at £3,750.00 from The Whisky Shop. That is £3,750.00 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle.