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Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction

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Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lakes. Based on 25 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £460 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction is £129–£171 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction is down 28.6%, with a 6-month trend of -28.6% (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 Lakes

Lakes is a whisky distillery. Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction 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 Lakes 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
Lakes
Expression
The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£460

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£129–£171 ±14%

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

28.6%vs 6 months ago
28.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£1502
April 2026£2151
March 2026£1601
February 2026£2001
October 2025£2101
September 2025£1601
August 2025£2101
July 2025£1801
June 2025£1601
May 2025£2001
March 2025£1401
October 2024£1801

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £460 and a low of £140. 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 Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction is down 28.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 28.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction?

Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction 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 £210 (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 Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction has moved down 28.6%, with a current median hammer price of £210. The bottle has been observed at auction across 25 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 Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction?

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 £150, 24-month median £210 — 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 Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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