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Dalmore Quintessence

£410

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Dalmore Quintessence is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dalmore. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £465, with the most recent sale at £410. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dalmore Quintessence is £342–£478 17% around the latest sale).

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About Dalmore

Dalmore is a whisky distillery. Dalmore Quintessence is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as quintessence, 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
Dalmore
Edition
Quintessence
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£410

24-month median

£465

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£342–£478 ±17%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£555

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 Auctions20£540£570
Whisky Hammer4£410£465

Price history (monthly median)

£262£419£577Oct 22Sept 24Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£4101
February 2026£2701
September 2024£5601
October 2022£5201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dalmore Quintessence at auction?

Dalmore Quintessence appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 25% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 28% 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 Dalmore Quintessence?

The latest hammer price for Dalmore Quintessence at auction is £410. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £465, with a high of £560 and a low of £270. 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 Dalmore Quintessence changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Dalmore Quintessence, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £270 to £560 (median £465).

Where can I sell Dalmore Quintessence?

Dalmore Quintessence 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 £465 (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 Dalmore Quintessence a good investment?

Dalmore Quintessence has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £465. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Dalmore Quintessence?

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 £410, 24-month median £465 — 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 Dalmore Quintessence that hammers at £410 would cost the buyer approximately £517 all-in including buyer's premium.

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