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Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular

£110
31.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

82

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ben Nevis aged 20 years. Based on 82 recorded auction lots across 36 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £113, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular is £95–£125 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular is down 31.2%, with a 6-month trend of -15.4% (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 Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis is a whisky distillery. Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as hillskingparticular, 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
20 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
King Hills Particular
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£113

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£95–£125 ±13%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15.4%vs 6 months ago
31.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£119£165Aug 17Jun 18Jun 20Feb 22Nov 22Apr 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1101
July 2026£1001
June 2026£851
May 2026£901
January 2026£1002
April 2025£1102
June 2024£1302
February 2024£1202
November 2023£1302
March 2023£1354
December 2022£1202
November 2022£1054

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular at auction?

Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 14% 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 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular?

The latest hammer price for Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £113, with a high of £160 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 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular changed in value over the past year?

Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular is down 31.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular?

Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular 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 £113 (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 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular has moved down 31.2%, with a current median hammer price of £113. The bottle has been observed at auction across 82 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 Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular?

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 £110, 24-month median £113 — 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 1997 20 Year Old King Of The Hills Old Particular that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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