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Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1)

£85

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

8

Houses

1

Last sold

39 days ago

Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 5 years. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £93, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £85 (low) to £120 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) is an age-stated bottling at 5 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 16octomore, 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
Bruichladdich
Age
5 years
Edition
16
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£93

24-month high

£120

24-month low

£85

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

29.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£82£103£124Nov 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£851
June 2026£851
May 2026£1001
April 2026£901
March 2026£1001
February 2026£901
January 2026£1201
November 2025£951

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) at auction?

Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 11% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1)?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £93, with a high of £120 and a low of £85. 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 Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £85 to £120 (median £93).

Where can I sell Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1)?

Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) 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 £93 (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 Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) a good investment?

Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £93. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1)?

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 £85, 24-month median £93 — 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 Bruichladdich - 5 Year Old (Octomore 16.1) that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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