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Bimber Single Cask #42

£80
▲ 14.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

53

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Bimber Single Cask #42 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bimber. Based on 53 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £85, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £63 (low) to £135 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bimber Single Cask #42 is £72–£88 (±10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bimber Single Cask #42 is up 14.3%, with a 6-month trend of -5.9% (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 Bimber

Bimber is a whisky distillery. Bimber Single Cask #42 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 42) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Bimber
Cask number
42
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£85

24-month high

£135

24-month low

£63

Estimated value · likely range

£72–£88 ±10%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

▲ 83% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 6% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 5.9%vs 6 months ago
▲ 14.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£61£100£139Dec 20Sept 21Jun 23Dec 23Jun 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£802
September 2026£652
August 2026£651
July 2026£734
March 2026£702
July 2025£634
June 2025£852
February 2024£852
January 2024£852
December 2023£702
October 2023£652
July 2023£902

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bimber Single Cask #42 at auction?

Bimber Single Cask #42 appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 83% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 6% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bimber Single Cask #42?

The latest hammer price for Bimber Single Cask #42 at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £85, with a high of £135 and a low of £63. 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 Bimber Single Cask #42 changed in value over the past year?

Bimber Single Cask #42 is up 14.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bimber Single Cask #42?

Bimber Single Cask #42 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 £85 (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 Bimber Single Cask #42 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bimber Single Cask #42 has moved up 14.3%, with a current median hammer price of £85. The bottle has been observed at auction across 53 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 Bimber Single Cask #42?

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 £80, 24-month median £85 — 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 Bimber Single Cask #42 that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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