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Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection

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Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is a collectable Scotch whisky from Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection aged 18 years. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £160, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is £116–£144 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is down 35%, with a 6-month trend of -18.7% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection

Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is a whisky distillery. Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2003.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2003), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection
Age
18 years
Vintage
2003
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£160

24-month high

£200

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£116–£144 ±11%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

18.7%vs 6 months ago
35%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£1301
October 2025£1501
April 2025£1501
February 2025£1401
May 2024£1403
April 2024£1452
December 2023£1601
July 2023£1652
April 2023£1701
December 2022£1801
September 2022£1901
June 2022£1802

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection?

The latest hammer price for Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £160, with a high of £200 and a low of £130. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection changed in value over the past year?

Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection is down 35% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 18.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection?

Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £160 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection has moved down 35%, with a current median hammer price of £160. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £130, 24-month median £160 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Appleton Estate 2003 18 Year Old Hearts Collection that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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