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Linkwood 1974 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection

The Linkwood 1974 is a 23-year-old single malt whisky, bottled at a cask strength of 61.2% ABV. It was part of Diageo's Rare Malts Selection series, a collection that featured whiskies from a variety of operational and lost distilleries.


Age: 23 Years Old Size: 750 ml Strength: 61.2 % Bottling series: Rare Malts Selection Distillery: Linkwood Bottler: Distillery Bottling
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850.0 £

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Recent Market Insights for Linkwood 1974 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Latest Average Price

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Bottle Price
Linkwood 1974 / 23 Year Old / Rare Malts Speyside Whisky - 75cl / 61.2% 850.0 £
Past: Recent Results

Recent hammer prices from past online auctions for Linkwood 1974 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 750 ml / 61.2% 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 Linkwood - 23 Year Old (Rare Malts 1974) 75cl
PAST Whisky Hammer UK
440.0 £
February 2025 Linkwood 1974 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 61.2%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK
312.0 £
January 2025 Linkwood 1974 23 years old Rare Malts Selection - Original bottling - b. 1997 - 75cl
PAST Catawiki Whisky Auction EU
320.8 £
December 2024 Linkwood 1974 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 61.2%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU
355.0 £
December 2024 Linkwood 1974 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 61.2%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU Reserve Not Met
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November 2024 Linkwood - 23 Year Old 1974 - Rare Malts 61.2% (75cl)
PAST The Grand Whisky Auction UK
380.0 £
October 2024 Linkwood - 23 Year Old 1974 - Rare Malts 61.2% (75cl)
PAST The Grand Whisky Auction UK
380.0 £
October 2024 Rare Malts Selection 23 Year 1974 Linkwood Single Malt Scotch (1997)
PAST Unicorn Auctions USA
432.1 £
October 2024 Linkwood 1974 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 61.2%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK
380.0 £
October 2024 Linkwood 1974 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 61.2%
PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK
363.0 £
Rare Malts Selection series:
Glendullan 1973 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Glendullan 1973 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 750 ml / 58.6%
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Port Ellen 1978 - 20 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Port Ellen 1978 - 20 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 60.9%
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Glendullan 1972 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Glendullan 1972 - 23 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 750 ml / 62.43%
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Glenlochy 1969 - 25 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection
Glenlochy 1969 - 25 Years Old - Rare Malts Selection- 750 ml / 62.08%
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Clynelish 1972 - 24 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection
Clynelish 1972 - 24 Year Old - Rare Malts Selection - 700 ml / 61.3%
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Bottle data updated 13 Jul 2026