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BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus

£55
8.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

427 days ago

BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus is a collectable Scotch whisky from Benriach aged 12 years. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £63, with the most recent sale at £55. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £85 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus is £48–£62 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus is down 8.3%, with a 6-month trend of -31.2% (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 Benriach

Benriach is a whisky distillery. Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus, 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
Benriach
Expression
12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus
Age
12 years
Edition
BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£55

24-month median

£63

24-month high

£85

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£48–£62 ±12%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

427 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

31.2%vs 6 months ago
8.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£68£88Jan 17Sept 18Jan 21Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£551
April 2024£751
January 2021£851
December 2020£632
November 2019£751
October 2019£651
July 2019£801
March 2019£632
December 2018£501
October 2018£601
September 2018£651
September 2017£601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus at auction?

BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus?

The latest hammer price for BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus at auction is £55. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £63, with a high of £85 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 BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus changed in value over the past year?

BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus is down 8.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 31.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus?

BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus 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 £63 (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 BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus a good investment?

Over the past 12 months BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus has moved down 8.3%, with a current median hammer price of £63. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 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 BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus?

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 £55, 24-month median £63 — 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 BenRiach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus that hammers at £55 would cost the buyer approximately £69 all-in including buyer's premium.

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