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Cardhu 1973 - 27 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection

Cardhu 1973 - 27 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection
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The Cardhu 1973 is a 27-year-old single malt whisky, notable for being one of two Cardhu releases under Diageo's historic Rare Malts Selection. This series, operational between 1995 and 2005, presented whiskies from both operational and lost distilleries.


Age: 27 Years Old Size: 700 ml Strength: 60.02 % Bottling series: Rare Malts Selection Distillery: Cardhu Bottler: Distillery Bottling
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Recent Market Insights for Cardhu 1973 - 27 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection
Latest Average Price

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Sales Summary
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This calculation includes all Cardhu 1973 27 Years Old Rare Malts Selection from all auctions during the entire observation period.

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This calculation includes all Cardhu 1973 - 27 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection auctioned from July 2025 to July 2026.

Auction sales and price statistics by year, cumulative total 2007-2026

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Bottle Price
Cardhu 1973 27 Year Old Rare Malts - 70cl / 60.02% 1000.0 £
Past: Recent Results

Recent hammer prices from past online auctions for Cardhu 1973 - 27 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 60.02% and closely matching bottles. Past results are a useful reference point when estimating current market value.

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Date Bottle Winning Bid
March 2025 Cardhu 27 Years Old 1973 - 2000 Rare Malts Natural Cask Strength
PAST Just Whisky Auctions UK
315.0 £
February 2025 Cardhu 1973 Rare Malts 27 Year Old / 60.02%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK
296.0 £
February 2025 Cardhu, 27 y.o., 1973, Rare Malts Selection - 70cl / 60.02%
PAST WhiskyAuction.com EU
355.1 £
January 2025 Cardhu - 27 Year Old 1973 - Rare Malts 60.02%
PAST The Grand Whisky Auction UK
300.0 £
January 2025 Cardhu, 27 y.o., 1973, Rare Malts Selection - 70cl / 60.02%
PAST WhiskyAuction.com EU
344.1 £
December 2024 Cardhu, 27 y.o., 1973, Rare Malts Selection - 70cl / 60.02%
PAST WhiskyAuction.com EU
369.6 £
December 2024 Cardhu 1973 Rare Malts 27 Year Old / 60.02%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU Reserve Not Met
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November 2024 Cardhu 1973 Rare Malts 27 Year Old / 60.02%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU
402.0 £
October 2024 Cardhu 27 Years Old 1973 - Rare Malts
PAST Just Whisky Auctions UK
340.0 £
October 2024 Rare Malts Selection 27 Year 1973 Cardhu Single Malt Scotch (2000, 700 ml)
PAST Unicorn Auctions USA
313.9 £
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Banff 1982 - 21 years old - Rare Malts Selection
Banff 1982 - 21 years old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 57.1%
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Glen Albyn 1975 - 26 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Glen Albyn 1975 - 26 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 54.8%
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Brora 1982 - 20 years old - Rare Malts Selection
Brora 1982 - 20 years old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 58.1%
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Glenlochy 1969 - 26 years old - Rare Malts Selection
Glenlochy 1969 - 26 years old - Rare Malts Selection - 750 ml / 59%
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Bottle data updated 13 Jul 2026