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Benriach Malting Season First Edition

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Benriach Malting Season First Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Benriach. Based on 80 recorded auction lots across 34 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £45, with the most recent sale at £35. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £68 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Benriach Malting Season First Edition is £31–£39 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Benriach Malting Season First Edition is down 36.4%, with a 6-month trend of -22.2% (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 Malting Season First Edition is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as firstmaltingseason, 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
Edition
firstmaltingseason
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£35

24-month median

£45

24-month high

£68

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£31–£39 ±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.

22.2%vs 6 months ago
36.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£351
May 2026£451
March 2026£452
November 2025£402
September 2025£502
February 2025£552
January 2025£452
November 2024£502
October 2024£434
September 2024£452
August 2024£352
July 2024£552

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Benriach Malting Season First Edition?

The latest hammer price for Benriach Malting Season First Edition at auction is £35. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £45, with a high of £68 and a low of £35. 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 Malting Season First Edition changed in value over the past year?

Benriach Malting Season First Edition is down 36.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 22.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Benriach Malting Season First Edition?

Benriach Malting Season First Edition 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 £45 (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 Malting Season First Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Benriach Malting Season First Edition has moved down 36.4%, with a current median hammer price of £45. The bottle has been observed at auction across 80 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 Malting Season First Edition?

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 £35, 24-month median £45 — 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 Malting Season First Edition that hammers at £35 would cost the buyer approximately £44 all-in including buyer's premium.

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