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BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive

£95

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive is a collectable Scotch whisky from Benriach aged 18 years. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £95, with the most recent sale at £95. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £130 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive is £86–£104 9% around the latest sale).

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About Benriach

Benriach is a whisky distillery. Benriach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive is an age-stated bottling at 18 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 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive, 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
1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive
Age
18 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£95

24-month median

£95

24-month high

£130

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£86–£104 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

18.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£106£134Apr 21Sept 21Oct 22Sept 23Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£951
June 2026£1001
November 2023£1201
September 2023£901
October 2022£1301
September 2021£951
April 2021£801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive at auction?

BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive appeared in 2 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 39% 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 BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive?

The latest hammer price for BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive at auction is £95. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £95, with a high of £130 and a low of £80. 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 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £80 to £130 (median £95).

Where can I sell BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive?

BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive 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 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive a good investment?

BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £95. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of BenRiach 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive?

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 £95, 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 1997 18 Year Old Single Cask #85089 UK Exclusive that hammers at £95 would cost the buyer approximately £120 all-in including buyer's premium.

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