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BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza

£90
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

101

Houses

2

Last sold

82 days ago

BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza is a collectable Scotch whisky from Benriach aged 18 years. Based on 101 recorded auction lots across 37 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £95, with the most recent sale at £90. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £73 (low) to £155 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza is £83–£97 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -5.3% (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 18 Year Old Peated Albariza is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as albarizapeated, 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
Age
18 years
Edition
Peated Albariza
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£90

24-month median

£95

24-month high

£155

24-month low

£73

Estimated value · likely range

£83–£97 ±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.

Market presence

last 12 months

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

75% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£95

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 Auctions68£90£95
Whisky Hammer1£85£85
5.3%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£70£115£160Dec 16Jun 18Nov 20May 22Mar 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£901
May 2026£901
April 2026£851
October 2025£852
August 2025£802
July 2025£8110
March 2025£952
January 2025£1402
December 2024£952
November 2024£902
December 2023£802
August 2023£1202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza at auction?

BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 75% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 17% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza?

The latest hammer price for BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza at auction is £90. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £95, with a high of £155 and a low of £73. 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 18 Year Old Peated Albariza changed in value over the past year?

BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza?

BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza 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 £95 (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 18 Year Old Peated Albariza a good investment?

Over the past 12 months BenRiach 18 Year Old Peated Albariza has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £95. The bottle has been observed at auction across 101 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 18 Year Old Peated Albariza?

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 £90, 24-month median £95 — 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 18 Year Old Peated Albariza that hammers at £90 would cost the buyer approximately £113 all-in including buyer's premium.

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