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Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli

£220

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

8

Houses

1

Last sold

363 days ago

Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli is a collectable Scotch whisky from Demerara Rum. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £173, with the most recent sale at £220. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £240 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli is £169–£271 23% around the latest sale).

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About Demerara Rum

Demerara Rum is a whisky distillery. Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli, 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
Demerara Rum
Expression
1990 Samaroli
Vintage
1990
Edition
Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£220

24-month median

£173

24-month high

£240

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£169–£271 ±23%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

363 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

4.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£182£247Jan 18Feb 20Feb 23Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£2201
February 2023£2401
February 2020£1201
May 2018£1732
April 2018£1351
February 2018£1551
January 2018£2301

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli at auction?

Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 97% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli?

The latest hammer price for Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli at auction is £220. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £173, with a high of £240 and a low of £120. 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 Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £120 to £240 (median £173).

Where can I sell Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli?

Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli 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 £173 (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 Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli a good investment?

Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £173. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli?

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 £220, 24-month median £173 — 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 Demerara Rum 1990 Samaroli that hammers at £220 would cost the buyer approximately £277 all-in including buyer's premium.

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