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Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl

£45
▼ 32.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 17 lots a year

Auction lots

65

Houses

1

Last sold

4 days ago

Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Blinking Owl aged 5 years. Based on 65 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £47, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £38 (low) to £67 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl is £41–£49 (±8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl is down 32.5%, with a 6-month trend of -10% (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 Blinking Owl

Blinking Owl is a whisky distillery. Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 5 years old, distilled in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2018), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 0002) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Blinking Owl
Age
5 years
Vintage
2018
Cask number
0002
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£47

24-month high

£67

24-month low

£38

Estimated value · likely range

£41–£49 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

17 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

▼ 65% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

4 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 10%vs 6 months ago
▼ 32.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£37£53£69Jan 25Mar 25May 25Sept 25Nov 25May 26Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£453
August 2026£501
May 2026£451
December 2025£386
November 2025£476
October 2025£456
September 2025£506
June 2025£476
May 2025£436
April 2025£456
March 2025£486
February 2025£576

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl at auction?

Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl appeared in 17 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 65% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 35,391 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £47, with a high of £67 and a low of £38. 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 Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl is down 32.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 10%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl?

Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl 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 £47 (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 Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl has moved down 32.5%, with a current median hammer price of £47. The bottle has been observed at auction across 65 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 Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl?

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 £45, 24-month median £47 — 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 Blinking Owl 2018 5 Year Old American Single Malt American Single Cask #0002 75cl that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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