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J&B Ultima

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J&B Ultima is a collectable Scotch whisky from J&B Ultima. Based on 62 recorded auction lots across 34 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £108, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £360 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for J&B Ultima is £64–£96 20% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, J&B Ultima is down 27.3%, with a 6-month trend of +6.7% (up). 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 J&B Ultima

J&B Ultima is a whisky distillery. J&B Ultima is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

J&B Ultima is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for J&B Ultima rather than by built-in rarity.

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
J&B Ultima
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£108

24-month high

£360

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£64–£96 ±20%

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

6.7%vs 6 months ago
27.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£802
January 2026£902
August 2025£752
July 2025£852
February 2025£852
April 2024£702
November 2022£752
June 2022£852
September 2020£1202
August 2020£1302
June 2020£1202
March 2020£1101

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of J&B Ultima?

The latest hammer price for J&B Ultima at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £108, with a high of £360 and a low of £55. 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 J&B Ultima changed in value over the past year?

J&B Ultima is down 27.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 6.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell J&B Ultima?

J&B Ultima 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 £108 (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 J&B Ultima a good investment?

Over the past 12 months J&B Ultima has moved down 27.3%, with a current median hammer price of £108. The bottle has been observed at auction across 62 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 J&B Ultima?

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 £80, 24-month median £108 — 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 J&B Ultima that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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