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SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old

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SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain aged 18 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old is £156–£184 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2004.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2004), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 10x254) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Bunnahabhain
Age
18 years
Vintage
2004
Cask number
10x254
Bottler
smws
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£156–£184 ±8%

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

0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£1702
July 2025£1601
May 2025£1802
August 2024£1901
July 2024£1601
June 2024£1801
March 2024£1701
February 2024£1601
December 2023£1501

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £190 and a low of £150. 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 SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £150 to £190 (median £170).

Where can I sell SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old?

SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old 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 £170 (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 SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £170. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old?

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 £170, 24-month median £170 — 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 SMWS 10.254 Bunnahabhain 2004 18 Year Old that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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