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Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)

£80
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

21

Houses

1

Last sold

210 days ago

Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl). Based on 21 recorded auction lots across 21 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £120, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is £69–£91 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is down 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of -15.8% (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 Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)

Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is a whisky distillery. Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml 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
Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£120

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£69–£91 ±13%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

210 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15.8%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£132£185Jul 21Jan 22Nov 23Apr 24Apr 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£801
January 2026£1101
April 2025£1101
September 2024£1501
August 2024£1081
July 2024£1051
June 2024£951
May 2024£1201
April 2024£1251
March 2024£1401
February 2024£1301
November 2023£1001

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) at auction?

Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) appeared in 2 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 39% by auction activity among the 30,866 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)?

The latest hammer price for Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £120, with a high of £180 and a low of £80. 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 Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) changed in value over the past year?

Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) is down 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)?

Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) 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 £120 (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 Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) has moved down 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £120. The bottle has been observed at auction across 21 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 Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl)?

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 £80, 24-month median £120 — 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 Colonel EH Taylor - Straight Rye (75cl) that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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