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Hennessy XO Cognac

£130
30%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

2

Last sold

153 days ago

Hennessy XO Cognac is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hennessy XO Cognac. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £110, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hennessy XO Cognac is £115–£145 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Hennessy XO Cognac is up 30%, with a 6-month trend of +18.2% (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 Hennessy XO Cognac

Hennessy XO Cognac is a whisky distillery. Hennessy XO Cognac is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Hennessy XO Cognac 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 Hennessy XO Cognac 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
Hennessy XO Cognac
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£110

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£115–£145 ±11%

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

0% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

153 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions

Cross-house median

£110

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
Whisky Hammer15£110£110
Scotch Whisky Auctions8£130£113
18.2%vs 6 months ago
30%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£255£433Jun 16Dec 17Jul 21Nov 22Aug 23Feb 25Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1301
March 2026£1101
November 2025£1001
July 2025£1001
February 2025£1201
October 2024£4201
March 2024£1101
January 2024£1301
December 2023£1201
October 2023£1601
August 2023£1201
April 2023£801

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Hennessy XO Cognac at auction?

Hennessy XO 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 is up 0% 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 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Hennessy XO Cognac?

The latest hammer price for Hennessy XO Cognac at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £110, with a high of £420 and a low of £80. 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 XO Cognac changed in value over the past year?

Hennessy XO Cognac is up 30% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 18.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Hennessy XO Cognac?

Hennessy XO 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 £110 (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 XO Cognac a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Hennessy XO Cognac has moved up 30%, with a current median hammer price of £110. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 XO 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 £130, 24-month median £110 — 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 XO Cognac that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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