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Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl

£28
45%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

62

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Clynelish aged 12 years. Based on 62 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £28. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £23 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl is £20–£35 28% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl is down 45%, with a 6-month trend of -8.3% (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 Clynelish

Clynelish is a whisky distillery. Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ainslieheilbronmini, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml 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
Clynelish
Age
12 years
Edition
Ainslie Heilbron Mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£28

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£23

Estimated value · likely range

£20–£35 ±28%

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

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

8.3%vs 6 months ago
45%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£22£93£165Apr 19Nov 20Nov 21Dec 22Jul 23Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£282
December 2025£304
November 2025£234
September 2025£702
March 2024£302
February 2024£404
November 2023£302
October 2023£402
September 2023£952
August 2023£252
July 2023£902
June 2023£252

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl at auction?

Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl appeared in 12 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 7% 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 Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl at auction is £28. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £160 and a low of £23. 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 Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl is down 45% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 8.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl?

Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl 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 Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl has moved down 45%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 62 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 Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl?

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 £28, 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 Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron Mini 5cl that hammers at £28 would cost the buyer approximately £35 all-in including buyer's premium.

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