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Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory

£50

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

7 days ago

Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory is a collectable Scotch whisky from Benrinnes aged 18 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £50, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £50 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory is £43–£58 15% around the latest sale).

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About Benrinnes

Benrinnes is a whisky distillery. Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory 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 Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory, 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
Benrinnes
Expression
1997 18 Year Old Signatory
Age
18 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£50

24-month high

£50

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£43–£58 ±15%

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

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

7 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £50 in September 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory at auction?

Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 97% by auction activity among the 30,866 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory?

The latest hammer price for Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £50, with a high of £50 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 Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £50 to £50 (median £50).

Where can I sell Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory?

Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory 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 £50 (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 Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory a good investment?

Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £50. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory?

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 £50, 24-month median £50 — 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 Benrinnes 1997 18 Year Old Signatory that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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