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Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac

£200
73.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

335 days ago

Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hennessy Library Tome Red. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £183, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £115 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac is £173–£227 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac is up 73.9%, with a 6-month trend of -9.1% (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 Hennessy Library Tome Red

Hennessy Library Tome Red is a whisky distillery. Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac, 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
Hennessy Library Tome Red
Expression
Book Cognac
Edition
Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£183

24-month high

£260

24-month low

£115

Estimated value · likely range

£173–£227 ±13%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

335 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

9.1%vs 6 months ago
73.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£112£190£268Mar 17Sept 19Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£2003
September 2019£1901
April 2019£1752
December 2018£1701
November 2018£2301
August 2018£2001
July 2018£2201
April 2018£1651
March 2018£1751
December 2017£2601
November 2017£1401
September 2017£1651

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac at auction?

Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac 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 puts it in the top 28% 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 Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac?

The latest hammer price for Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £183, with a high of £260 and a low of £115. 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 Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac changed in value over the past year?

Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac is up 73.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac?

Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac 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 Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac has moved up 73.9%, with a current median hammer price of £183. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 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 Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac?

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 £200, 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 Hennessy Library Tome Red Book Cognac that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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