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Scapa whisky

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Scapa distillery's white warehouse gables with the name in large dark green letters, under a blue sky
Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About the distillery

Region
Islands, Scotland
Founded
1885
Status
Producing
Capacity
1.3 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 99 of 169 by stated capacity.
Owner
Owned by Pernod Ricard (since 1954), through Chivas Brothers Ltd; as recorded October 2026
Say it
SKAH-pah
Notable
Coastal site
Visitor tours
Open to visitors (tours from £24, avg £45; checked October 2026). See distillery tour guide.
Visitor rating
4.7 out of 5 (362 reviews); TripAdvisor, October 2026

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

4,288 lots sold · £613,495 hammer total

How Scapa 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
#60of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
15.5Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£95average £143, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
18%of lots (775), the rest official bottlings (3,513)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Scapa 1958 Samaroli - Handwritten Labels2019£11,050
Scapa 1958 Samaroli - Handwritten Labels2018£9,100
Scapa 1958 Samaroli - Handwritten Labels2022£7,100
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Scapa 16 Year Old1,459£100
Scapa 12 Year Old598£80
Scapa 14 Year Old393£100

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

Questions

What is the cheapest Scapa whisky?
The cheapest Scapa whisky is Scapa Glansa (40% ABV, 70cl), at £45.90 from Master of Malt. That is £50.85 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Scapa 10 Year Old (£53.95) and Scapa 16 Year Old (£93.95).
How much does Scapa whisky cost?
Scapa whisky costs from £45.90 to £1,299.95, with a median of £249.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Scapa Connoisseurs Choice Cask #310 1988 32 year old Whisky.
What is the oldest Scapa whisky you can buy?
Scapa Connoisseurs Choice Cask #310 1988 32 year old Whisky, at 32 years old, from £1,299.95.
Why isn't Scapa smoky when its water is peaty?
Because peaty water does not make whisky smoky. The smoke comes from burning peat to dry the malt, and Scapa, on Orkney, uses unpeated malt even though its Lingro Burn water runs through peat. Its one smoky release, Glansa, got its smoke from casks that had held peated whisky.