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Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky

£45
10%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 18 lots a year

Auction lots

46

Houses

1

Last sold

30 days ago

Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky is a collectable Scotch whisky from Circumstance. Based on 46 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £30 (low) to £70 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky is £41–£49 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky is down 10%, with a 6-month trend of +12.5% (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 Circumstance

Circumstance is a whisky distillery. Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky 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 Circumstance 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
Circumstance
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£70

24-month low

£30

Estimated value · likely range

£41–£49 ±9%

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

18 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

200% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 4% of tracked bottles

Last seen

30 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
10%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£29£51£72Oct 22May 23Jul 24Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£451
June 2026£373
March 2026£536
February 2026£302
November 2025£404
September 2025£452
December 2024£402
October 2024£402
September 2024£402
July 2024£402
September 2023£384
May 2023£552

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky at auction?

Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky appeared in 18 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 200% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 4% 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 Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky?

The latest hammer price for Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £70 and a low of £30. 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 Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky changed in value over the past year?

Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky is down 10% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky?

Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky 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 £40 (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 Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky has moved down 10%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 46 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 Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky?

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 £40 — 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 Circumstance Distillery Single Grain Whisky that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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