Current window: March – May 2026
Hammer-price data aggregated across Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams and more. All prices are median hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.
Across the 3 months to May 2026 (March – May 2026), 59,817 lots across 23,799 tracked expressions changed hands at auction. Compared with the prior period (December – February 2026), sentiment was mixed — 2,753 expressions rose, 3,584 fell. The standout performer was Balvenie 17 Year Old Doublewood Mini 5cl (+1500%, median £240). Macallan and Springbank led the market by lot volume.
Lots traded
59,817
Expressions tracked
23,799
Avg hammer price
£601
Total hammer value
£35,942,596
Last month
May 2026 vs April 2026
3 months
March – May 2026 vs December – February 2026
12 months
March – May 2026 vs March – May 2025
market|strathisla
+1172.7%
£700
1M: +0%
12M: +656.8%
market|fettercairn
+1114.8%
£820
1M: +1900%
12M: +993.3%
market|w.l._weller
+897%
£729
1M: +3.4%
12M: +180.4%
+875%
£390
1M: -89.7%
market|eagle_rare
+772.2%
£393
1M: +88.5%
12M: +1021.4%
+679.2%
£300
12M: +650%
market|michter’s
+665.6%
£1,225
1M: +1433.3%
12M: +620.6%
market|scarpa_turin_milan_bottled_1950s_100cl_/_25%
+627.3%
£400
market|suntory_-_white_(64cl)
-98.3%
£26
market|japanese_blended_malt
-96.4%
£40
market|blended_scotch
-95%
£50
1M: -60.8%
12M: -56.5%
-93.1%
£250
1M: -94.9%
12M: +92.3%
market|michter's
-92.1%
£160
1M: +68.2%
| Expression | Lots | 1M | 3M |
|---|---|---|---|
market|macallan Unknown | 1932 | +36.4% | +1.1% |
market|springbank Unknown | 791 | +11.1% | +3.7% |
market|bowmore Unknown | 561 | +23.5% | -3.5% |
market|ardbeg Unknown | 543 | +18.2% | +5.6% |
market|glenfiddich Unknown | 453 | +46.2% | -23.5% |
market|highland_park Unknown | 444 | +62.5% | -8.3% |
market|bruichladdich Unknown | 389 | +25% | +0% |
market|laphroaig Unknown | 370 | +16.7% | +0% |
market|glenmorangie Unknown | 337 | +36% | +3.8% |
market|lagavulin Unknown | 309 | +7.7% | +0% |
| Bottle | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | +1500% | — | |
market|strathisla Unknown | +0% | +1172.7% | +656.8% |
market|fettercairn Unknown | +1900% | +1114.8% | +993.3% |
market|w.l._weller Unknown | +3.4% | +897% | +180.4% |
| -89.7% | +875% | — | |
market|eagle_rare Unknown | +88.5% | +772.2% | +1021.4% |
| — | +679.2% | +650% | |
market|michter’s Unknown | +1433.3% | +665.6% | +620.6% |
market|scarpa_turin_milan_bottled_1950s_100cl_/_25% Unknown | — | +627.3% | — |
| — | +627.3% | — | |
market|elements_of_islay Unknown | — | +601.4% | — |
market|tullamore_dew_-_decanter_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +581.8% | — |
| — | +581.8% | — | |
market|buffalo_trace Unknown | +1670.8% | +580% | +750% |
| -80% | +500% | +172.7% | |
| — | +460% | +250% | |
market|weetwood_the_cheshire_fireside Unknown | — | +433.3% | — |
| — | +433.3% | +400% | |
| — | +433.3% | — | |
market|classic_malts_of Unknown | — | +433.3% | — |
market|william_grant_& Unknown | -80.8% | +416.7% | — |
market|macduff Unknown | +195.7% | +385.7% | +36% |
| +531.6% | +375% | — | |
| +98.3% | +373.9% | +431.7% | |
market|wallace_single_malt Unknown | — | +366.7% | +180% |
market|spirit_of_freedom Unknown | — | +337.5% | — |
market|rebel_yell Unknown | +38.5% | +327.6% | +121.4% |
| — | +272.7% | — | |
market|diamond Unknown | — | +269.4% | +329% |
| — | +260% | +350% | |
market|johnnie_walker_12_year_old_black_label_millennium_edition Unknown | -80% | +260% | +63.6% |
market|johnnie_walker_black Unknown | -79.5% | +257.2% | +241.9% |
| — | +233.3% | — | |
| — | +233.3% | +185.7% | |
market|miltonduff_-_12_year_old_(1980s)_75cl_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +228.3% | — |
| — | +228.3% | — | |
market|chivas_1801_revolve_mini_5cl Unknown | — | +225% | — |
| — | +225% | — | |
market|appleton_estate Unknown | — | +219.2% | +207.4% |
market|ladyburn Unknown | — | +212.5% | — |
market|eagle_rare_10_year_old Unknown | — | +208.3% | +189.1% |
market|glenglassaugh_-_revival Unknown | — | +203.1% | — |
| — | +203.1% | — | |
market|whisky_paperweight Unknown | — | +200% | — |
| — | +200% | — | |
| — | +196.3% | — | |
market|lakes_-_love_(quatrefoil_collection)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +190.9% | — |
| — | +190.9% | — | |
| +56.3% | +188.3% | — | |
market|buchanan’s_de_luxe Unknown | — | +183.3% | — |
market|boutique-y_whisky_co_premium_scotch_whisky_collection Unknown | — | +183.3% | — |
| — | +183.3% | — | |
| — | +177.8% | — | |
market|black_bull Unknown | — | +172.5% | +147.7% |
| -16.7% | +166.7% | — | |
market|old_fettercairn Unknown | -76.9% | +166.7% | +100% |
market|pinwinnie_royale Unknown | — | +166.7% | — |
| — | +166.7% | — | |
| — | +165.6% | — | |
market|macphail's Unknown | — | +160% | — |
market|booker's Unknown | — | +157% | — |
market|jack_daniel's_-_master_distiller_batch_#4_(limited_ed.)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +155% | +52.2% |
| — | +155% | +52.2% | |
| — | +153.8% | +112.9% | |
market|booker’s Unknown | — | +151.2% | +92.9% |
market|brora_-_1982_gordon_&_macphail_(connoisseurs_choice) Unknown | +165.6% | +150% | — |
| +165.6% | +150% | — | |
market|johnnie_walker_blue_label_bay_city_x_11 Unknown | — | +150% | — |
| — | +150% | — | |
| — | +143.8% | +39.3% | |
| — | +138.1% | — | |
market|jack_daniel's_-_single_barrel_select_2006_(ducks_unlimited)_75cl_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +137.5% | — |
| — | +137.5% | — | |
| — | +136.4% | — | |
market|glen_deveron Unknown | +460% | +135.7% | -10.8% |
| — | +135% | — | |
| -45.5% | +134% | — | |
| — | +133.3% | — | |
market|eschenauer Unknown | — | +133.3% | — |
market|eschenauer_-_1865 Unknown | — | +133.3% | — |
| — | +133.3% | — | |
market|suntory_royal Unknown | +228.6% | +130.8% | — |
market|johnnie_walker_-_18_year_old_(gold_label)_centenary_blend Unknown | — | +130.8% | — |
| — | +130.8% | — | |
market|jameson_-_black_barrel Unknown | — | +130% | +187.5% |
market|grant’s Unknown | — | +130% | — |
market|barbados Unknown | — | +127.3% | +85.2% |
market|wolfburn_-_the_kylver_series_(12th_release)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +126.2% | — |
| — | +126.2% | — | |
market|royal_salute Unknown | — | +125.9% | +276.5% |
market|kentucky_straight_bourbon Unknown | — | +125% | — |
market|jack_daniel's_-_master_distiller_batch_#2_(limited_ed.)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +125% | -2.7% |
| — | +125% | -2.7% | |
market|rutherford's_ceramic_decanter_100th_anniversary_of_the_death_of_queen_victoria_70cl_/_40% Unknown | — | +122.2% | — |
| — | +122.2% | — | |
| — | +121.6% | — | |
market|jack_daniel's_-_single_barrel_select_2007_(ducks_unlimited)_75cl_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +121.4% | — |
| — | +121.4% | — | |
| — | +120% | — | |
market|rutherford's_blended_malt_scotch_whisky_queen_ellizabeth_golden_jubilee_70cl_/_40% Unknown | — | +120% | — |
| — | +120% | — | |
market|hibiki_12_year_old_50cl Unknown | — | +117.9% | — |
| — | +117.9% | — | |
| — | +116.7% | — | |
market|tamnavulin-glenlivet Unknown | -51.6% | +115.9% | -15.2% |
| — | +115.4% | — | |
| — | +113.8% | — | |
market|high_coast Unknown | — | +111.1% | — |
market|singleton Unknown | — | +109.4% | — |
market|three_ships Unknown | — | +108.3% | +108.3% |
| — | +108.3% | — | |
| — | +108.3% | +51.5% | |
market|a Unknown | -58.3% | +107.1% | -19.4% |
market|hibiki_-_japanese_harmony_(master's_select) Unknown | +69.2% | +106.3% | +55.3% |
| — | +106.3% | — | |
| -19.2% | +106.3% | — | |
market|maker's_mark_-_lexarts_(keeneland_2021)_1_litre_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +105.6% | — |
| — | +105.6% | — | |
| — | +105.6% | — | |
market|trinidad Unknown | — | +105.6% | +23.3% |
market|redbreast Unknown | +433.3% | +105.4% | -74.7% |
| — | +105.2% | -7.1% | |
| — | +103.1% | +0% | |
market|jack_daniel's_-_master_distiller_batch_#1_(limited_ed.)_1_litre_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +102.7% | — |
| — | +102.7% | — | |
market|convalmore Unknown | -16.7% | +102% | +284.6% |
market|fettercairn_-_warehouse_2_(batch_#3)_2022_release_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +101.9% | — |
| — | +101.9% | — | |
market|johnnie_walker_-_blue_label Unknown | +121.1% | +100% | +110% |
market|john_begg_-_blue_cap_old_scotch_whisky_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +100% | — |
| — | +100% | +14.9% | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | +73.3% | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | — | |
| — | +100% | +14.3% | |
| — | -99.2% | — | |
market|suntory_-_white_(64cl) Unknown | — | -98.3% | — |
| — | -98.3% | — | |
market|secret_speyside Unknown | +51.5% | +97.6% | +159.4% |
market|jack_daniel's_-_master_distiller_batch_#3_(limited_ed.)_whisky_auction Unknown | +0% | +97% | +47.7% |
| +0% | +97% | +47.7% | |
market|japanese_blended_malt Unknown | — | -96.4% | — |
market|glentauchers-glenlivet Unknown | — | +95.2% | +78.3% |
market|blended_scotch Unknown | -60.8% | -95% | -56.5% |
| +1650% | -95% | — | |
| — | -94.8% | — | |
market|cinzano_rojo_vermouth_bottled_1970s_93cl_/_16% Unknown | +33.3% | +94.4% | — |
| +33.3% | +94.4% | — | |
| — | +93.8% | +22.4% | |
| +69.2% | +93.1% | +50.3% | |
| -94.9% | -93.1% | +92.3% | |
market|michter's Unknown | +68.2% | -92.1% | — |
| +68.7% | +91.8% | — | |
market|hennessy_-_napoleon_cognac Unknown | — | -91.6% | — |
| — | -91.6% | — | |
market|port_charlotte_2009_11_year_old_dramfool’s_jim_mcewan_signature_collection Unknown | — | +89.5% | — |
| — | +89.5% | — | |
market|compass_box_asyla Unknown | — | -89.5% | — |
market|penderyn_icons_of Unknown | -92.5% | -89.5% | -85% |
| — | -89.5% | — | |
market|compass_box_-_scott-free_(limited_edition) Unknown | — | -89.2% | — |
| — | -89.2% | — | |
| -34.4% | -89% | — | |
market|singleton_of_dufftown Unknown | — | -88.9% | +60.5% |
| +733.3% | -88% | — | |
market|hazelwood Unknown | -6.2% | +87.5% | -6.2% |
market|gleann_mor_-_13_year_old_(2006)_blended_scotch_whisky_(super_bottle_edition)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +87.5% | — |
market|royal_lochnagar_-_12_year_old_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +87.5% | +57.9% |
| — | +87.5% | — | |
| — | +87.5% | +57.9% | |
| — | +87.5% | — | |
| — | -87.5% | — | |
market|speyside_single_malt Unknown | -22.2% | -87.1% | -76% |
market|johnnie_walker_-_12_year_old_(black_label_millennium_edition)_whisky_auction Unknown | -13.3% | +86.7% | — |
| -13.3% | +86.7% | — | |
| — | +86.7% | — | |
market|edrington Unknown | — | -85.9% | +0% |
market|johnnie_walker_blenders’ Unknown | — | +85.7% | — |
| — | -85.3% | — | |
| — | +85% | — | |
market|blue_run_-_single_barrel_(75cl)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | +84.9% | — |
| — | +84.9% | — | |
| +53.8% | -84.6% | — | |
market|hennessy Unknown | — | -84.5% | — |
| — | -84.3% | — | |
| +81.8% | +83.9% | +106.2% | |
market|johnnie_walker_12_year_old_black_label_1l Unknown | +114.3% | +83.3% | +57.1% |
market|suntory Unknown | +433.3% | -82.9% | -40.2% |
| — | -82.7% | — | |
| — | +82.4% | +6.9% | |
market|don_julio_-_1942 Unknown | — | -82.1% | — |
| — | -82.1% | — | |
market|inchgower Unknown | +248.7% | +81.8% | +166.7% |
market|compass_box_spice Unknown | — | +81.8% | +53.8% |
market|johnnie_walker_-_red_label_(1970s)_whisky_auction Unknown | — | -81.4% | — |
| — | -81.4% | — |
Showing top 200 of 23,799 expressions by price move magnitude.
1M = May 2026 vs April 2026 · 3M = March – May 2026 vs December – February 2026 · 12M = March – May 2026 vs March – May 2025. Median hammer prices, excl. buyer's premium.
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