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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve


Highest Price: 2023 £45.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1024-147


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End Date: 08 Jan 2025
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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1024-185


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1024-319


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1024-683


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£25.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1024-735


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0824-745


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£20.00

End Date: 16 Oct 2024
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0824-803


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£20.00

End Date: 16 Oct 2024
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0624-246


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£17.50

End Date: 07 Aug 2024
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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0624-498


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0524-329


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£25.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0524-637


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£32.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0424-434


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0324-103


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0224-108


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0224-425


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0224-514


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0224-742


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1023-239


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1023-616


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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1023-662


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1023-1094


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0923-264


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£45.00

End Date: 22 Nov 2023
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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0923-652


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0923-828


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-242


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-475


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-476


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-477


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-547


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0723-564


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0523-274


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0523-275


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0523-276


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£12.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0523-277


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0523-278


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0423-225


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£20.00

End Date: 31 May 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0423-416


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£22.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0323-324


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£17.50

End Date: 26 Apr 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0323-325


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£20.00

End Date: 26 Apr 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0223-529


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£17.50

End Date: 22 Mar 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0223-530


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£20.00

End Date: 22 Mar 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0223-531


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£17.50

End Date: 22 Mar 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0223-532


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£20.00

End Date: 22 Mar 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0223-533


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£15.00

End Date: 22 Mar 2023
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0123-103


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£15.00

End Date: 08 Feb 2023
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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0123-471


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0123-690


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0123-735


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-304


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-679


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-713


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£12.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-888


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-890


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1022-891


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£15.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0922-298


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£20.00

End Date: 30 Nov 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0922-930


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0922-1013


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 119


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 359


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£20.00

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 709


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 923


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£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 130


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£12.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 157


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£12.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 564


Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 01 Jun 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 457


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£40.00

End Date: 27 Apr 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 529


Winning Bid
£15.00

End Date: 27 Apr 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 296


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£15.00

End Date: 23 Mar 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 781


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£17.50

End Date: 23 Mar 2022
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 241


Winning Bid
£17.50

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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 358


Winning Bid
£15.00

End Date: 24 Nov 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 369


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£17.50

End Date: 24 Nov 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 653


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£15.00

End Date: 24 Nov 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 765


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 24 Nov 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0721-656


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£17.50

End Date: 15 Sep 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 620


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 15 Sep 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 0621-161


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£17.50

End Date: 11 Aug 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 336


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 02 Jun 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 520


Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 02 Jun 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 695


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 02 Jun 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 827


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 02 Jun 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 562


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 28 Apr 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 107


Winning Bid
£25.00

End Date: 24 Mar 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 108


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 24 Mar 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 109


Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 24 Mar 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 114


Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 17 Feb 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 579


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£25.00

End Date: 17 Feb 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 205


Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 06 Jan 2021
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 850


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 02 Dec 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 163


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 04 Nov 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 171


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 04 Nov 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 373


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 04 Nov 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 105


Winning Bid
£30.00

End Date: 02 Sep 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 362


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 05 Feb 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 463


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 05 Feb 2020
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 704


Winning Bid
£25.00

End Date: 04 Dec 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 1133


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 04 Dec 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 452


Winning Bid
£25.00

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 637


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 666


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 667


Winning Bid
£15.00

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 770


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£15.00

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 721


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£17.50

End Date: 05 Jun 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 728


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£15.00

End Date: 05 Jun 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 734


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£17.50

End Date: 05 Jun 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 830


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£15.00

End Date: 05 Jun 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 568


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 01 May 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 672


Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 703


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 994


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£20.00

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 995


Winning Bid
£15.00

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 996


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 997


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 999


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 23 Jan 2019
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 381


Winning Bid
£17.50

End Date: 05 Dec 2018
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
LOT ID: 581


Winning Bid
£20.00

End Date: 03 Oct 2018

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old - Special Reserve

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old. Special Reserve. 70cl. 40%.

Distillery:  Glenfiddich

Distillery Status:  Working

Bottler: Distillery Bottling

Region: Speyside

Age: 12

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: 70cl / 700ml

ABV: 40%

Glenfiddich distillery was built in 1886 by William Grant and is still owned by his family descendants today. Glenfiddich played a major role in the history of Scotch whisky, as the first distillery to commercialise its own official bottlings of single malt whisky on a major scale in the early 1960s. This move was to shape the industry up to the present day, and Glenfiddich has remained the world’s best-selling single malt whisky. 

It’s unlikely William Grant would recognise Glenfiddich today: since the 2020 reconstruction, the distillery now has a remarkable 43 stills making over 20 million litres of alcohol per annum. The core range official bottlings are frequently augmented by small batch limited editions; independent bottlings are almost non-existent. The exceptionally rare 1937 vintage released in 2001 is probably the most sought-after Glenfiddich, though early and/or long-aged vintage expressions also do well at auction.

Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.

This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.