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Daftmill2006 release70cl

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release

£80
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 14 lots a year

Auction lots

415

Houses

2

Last sold

7 days ago

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Daftmill, bottled in 2006. Based on 415 recorded auction lots across 61 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £183, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £290 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release is £60–£100 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release is down 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of -27.3% (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 Daftmill

Daftmill is a whisky distillery. Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2006.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as batchwinter, 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
Daftmill
Bottled
2006
Edition
Winter Batch
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£183

24-month high

£290

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£60–£100 ±25%

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

14 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

42% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

7 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£176

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 Auctions118£80£183
Whisky Hammer18£125£150
27.3%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£186£299Mar 19Jan 20Jan 21Feb 22Jan 23Nov 24Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£801
June 2026£902
April 2026£902
November 2025£754
August 2025£834
July 2025£902
May 2025£1104
April 2025£956
February 2025£1202
December 2024£1102
November 2024£1202
June 2024£1354

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release at auction?

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release appeared in 14 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 42% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release?

The latest hammer price for Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £183, with a high of £290 and a low of £75. 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 Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release changed in value over the past year?

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release is down 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 27.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release?

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 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 £183 (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 Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release has moved down 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £183. The bottle has been observed at auction across 415 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 Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release?

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 £183 — 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 Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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