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Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory

£175
2.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 13 lots a year

Auction lots

128

Houses

2

Last sold

5 days ago

Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory is a collectable Scotch whisky from Imperial aged 20 years. Based on 128 recorded auction lots across 51 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £175. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £70 (low) to £240 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory is £157–£193 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory is up 2.9%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Imperial

Imperial is a whisky distillery. Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1995.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Imperial was demolished in 2013, so its surviving bottlings are finite.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1995), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by signatory, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Imperial
Age
20 years
Vintage
1995
Bottler
Signatory
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£175

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£240

24-month low

£70

Estimated value · likely range

£157–£193 ±10%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

13 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

8% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 6% of tracked bottles

Last seen

5 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£140

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
Scotch Whisky Auctions94£170£140
Whisky Hammer9£120£180
0%vs 6 months ago
2.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£68£158£247Dec 16Dec 17Apr 19Dec 20Nov 22May 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1752
July 2026£1801
April 2026£1601
March 2026£1402
November 2025£1302
September 2025£1802
August 2025£1754
July 2025£1302
September 2024£2104
August 2024£1802
May 2024£2102
April 2024£1504

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory at auction?

Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory appeared in 13 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 8% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 6% 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 Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory?

The latest hammer price for Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory at auction is £175. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £240 and a low of £70. 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 Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory changed in value over the past year?

Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory is up 2.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory?

Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory 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 Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory has moved up 2.9%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 128 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 Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory?

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 £175, 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 Imperial 1995 20 Year Old Signatory that hammers at £175 would cost the buyer approximately £221 all-in including buyer's premium.

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