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Four Roses Small2017 release70cl

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release

£190
26.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

53

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Four Roses Small, bottled in 2017. Based on 53 recorded auction lots across 32 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £102 (low) to £240 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release is £146–£234 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release is up 26.7%, with a 6-month trend of +5.6% (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 Four Roses Small

Four Roses Small is a whisky distillery. Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release 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 Four Roses Small 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
Four Roses Small
Bottled
2017
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£240

24-month low

£102

Estimated value · likely range

£146–£234 ±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 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

5.6%vs 6 months ago
26.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£99£173£247Dec 17Feb 20Dec 20May 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£1901
May 2025£2401
December 2023£2401
April 2023£2301
December 2022£2152
June 2021£2101
December 2020£1801
October 2020£2101
September 2020£2001
August 2020£1801
June 2020£2201
February 2020£1302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release at auction?

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release 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 98% 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 Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release?

The latest hammer price for Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £240 and a low of £102. 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 Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release changed in value over the past year?

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release is up 26.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 5.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release?

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 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 £140 (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 Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release has moved up 26.7%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 53 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 Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 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 £190, 24-month median £140 — 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 Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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