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Bruichladdich Waves

£55
22.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

32

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Bruichladdich Waves is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 30 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £50, with the most recent sale at £55. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £25 (low) to £75 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich Waves is £47–£63 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich Waves is up 22.2%, with a 6-month trend of +22.2% (up). 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 Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich Waves is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as waves, 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
Edition
Waves
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£55

24-month median

£50

24-month high

£75

24-month low

£25

Estimated value · likely range

£47–£63 ±14%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

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

Price history (monthly median)

£24£51£77Jun 12Nov 13Dec 15Sept 18Dec 21Jul 23May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£551
December 2025£451
November 2025£551
February 2025£651
July 2023£401
January 2023£701
December 2022£451
October 2022£451
September 2022£601
December 2021£501
September 2021£651
October 2019£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich Waves at auction?

Bruichladdich Waves appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 28% 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 Waves?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich Waves at auction is £55. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £50, with a high of £75 and a low of £25. 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 Waves changed in value over the past year?

Bruichladdich Waves is up 22.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 22.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bruichladdich Waves?

Bruichladdich Waves 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 Bruichladdich Waves a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bruichladdich Waves has moved up 22.2%, with a current median hammer price of £50. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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 Bruichladdich Waves?

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 £55, 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 Bruichladdich Waves that hammers at £55 would cost the buyer approximately £69 all-in including buyer's premium.

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