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Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood

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Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 12 years. Based on 109 recorded auction lots across 53 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £125, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood is £193–£227 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood is down 25%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Springbank

Springbank is a whisky distillery. Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as rumwood, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

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
Springbank
Age
12 years
Vintage
1989
Edition
rumwood
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£125

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£193–£227 ±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.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£130

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions88£210£120
Whisky Hammer8£200£210
0%vs 6 months ago
25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2101
May 2026£2005
March 2026£2002
January 2026£2002
December 2025£2101
November 2025£2502
August 2025£2102
April 2025£2502
March 2025£2302
January 2025£2601
March 2024£2802
January 2024£2802

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £125, with a high of £280 and a low of £50. 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 Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood is down 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood?

Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood 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 £125 (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 Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood has moved down 25%, with a current median hammer price of £125. The bottle has been observed at auction across 109 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 Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood?

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 £210, 24-month median £125 — 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 Springbank 1989 12 Year Old Rum Wood that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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