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Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask

£91

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

53 days ago

Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ben Nevis aged 18 years. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £91, with the most recent sale at £91. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £155 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask is £55–£128 40% around the latest sale).

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About Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis is a whisky distillery. Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskfirst, 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
Ben Nevis
Age
18 years
Vintage
1990
Edition
First Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£91

24-month median

£91

24-month high

£155

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£55–£128 ±40%

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

Market presence

last 12 months

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

53 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£73£116£160Sept 16Oct 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£913
October 2025£1554
September 2016£752

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask at auction?

Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 13% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask?

The latest hammer price for Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask at auction is £91. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £91, with a high of £155 and a low of £75. 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 Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £75 to £155 (median £91).

Where can I sell Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask?

Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask 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 £91 (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 Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask a good investment?

Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £91. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask?

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 £91, 24-month median £91 — 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 Ben Nevis 1990 18 Year Old First Cask that hammers at £91 would cost the buyer approximately £115 all-in including buyer's premium.

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