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Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine)

£85
69.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 21 lots a year

Auction lots

22

Houses

2

Last sold

58 days ago

Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich. Based on 22 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £195, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £640 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) is £51–£119 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) is down 69.6%, with a 6-month trend of -29.2% (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 Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) Whisky Auction is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Bruichladdich rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Expression
WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) Whisky Auction
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£195

24-month high

£640

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£51–£119 ±40%

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

21 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

16% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

58 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£85

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions22£60£74
Whisky Hammer22£85£265
29.2%vs 6 months ago
69.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£359£659Aug 21May 22Aug 23Jun 24Apr 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£851
May 2026£3003
April 2026£751
March 2026£3301
February 2026£601
November 2025£651
August 2025£1201
April 2025£731
March 2025£851
November 2024£2501
June 2024£1001
December 2023£3001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) at auction?

Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) appeared in 21 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 16% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine)?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £195, with a high of £640 and a low of £60. 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 WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) changed in value over the past year?

Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) is down 69.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 29.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine)?

Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) 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 £195 (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 WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bruichladdich WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) has moved down 69.6%, with a current median hammer price of £195. The bottle has been observed at auction across 22 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 WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine)?

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 £195 — 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 WMD II 1991 (The Yellow Submarine) that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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