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Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid

£230

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

2

Last sold

16 days ago

Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ben Nevis aged 25 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £230. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £270 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid is £210–£250 (±9% around the latest sale).

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About Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis is a whisky distillery. Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as mcdavidmurray, 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
25 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Murray Mcdavid
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£230

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£270

24-month low

£190

Estimated value · likely range

£210–£250 ±9%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£230

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 Auctions14£230£225
Whisky Hammer2£270£270
▲ 0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£184£231£278Aug 22Nov 23Jun 25Dec 25Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£2301
June 2026£1901
May 2026£2702
February 2026£2002
December 2025£2202
June 2025£2002
December 2023£2302
November 2023£2402
August 2022£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid at auction?

Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 9% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid?

The latest hammer price for Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid at auction is £230. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £270 and a low of £190. 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 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £190 to £270 (median £230).

Where can I sell Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid?

Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid 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 £230 (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 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid a good investment?

Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid has appeared in 16 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £230. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ben Nevis 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid?

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 £230, 24-month median £230 — 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 1996 25 Year Old Murray McDavid that hammers at £230 would cost the buyer approximately £290 all-in including buyer's premium.

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