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Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof

£320
326.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

44

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is a collectable Scotch whisky from Elijah Craig aged 12 years. Based on 44 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is £200–£440 38% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is up 326.7%, with a 6-month trend of +39.1% (up). 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 Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig is a whisky distillery. Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Elijah Craig rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Elijah Craig
Age
12 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£200–£440 ±38%

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

Trend

83% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

39.1%vs 6 months ago
326.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£263£453Feb 23May 23Oct 23May 24Sept 24Dec 24Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£3202
August 2025£802
January 2025£1002
December 2024£2302
October 2024£2254
September 2024£1902
July 2024£2302
May 2024£2002
March 2024£2402
December 2023£2402
November 2023£4002
October 2023£826

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof at auction?

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof 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 is down 83% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 39% 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 Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof?

The latest hammer price for Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £440 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 Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof changed in value over the past year?

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof is up 326.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 39.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof?

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof 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 £230 (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 Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof has moved up 326.7%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 44 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 Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof?

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 £320, 24-month median £230 — 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 Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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