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Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8

£37
43.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 28 lots a year

Auction lots

19

Houses

2

Last sold

5 days ago

Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Isle Of Harris. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £55, with the most recent sale at £37. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £32 (low) to £90 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 is £30–£44 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 is down 43.1%, with a 6-month trend of -32.7% (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 Isle Of Harris

Isle Of Harris is a whisky distillery. Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as firsthearachseq8, 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
Isle Of Harris
Edition
Hearach First
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£37

24-month median

£55

24-month high

£90

24-month low

£32

Estimated value · likely range

£30–£44 ±18%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

28 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

22% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 2% 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

£50

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 Auctions44£45£49
Whisky Hammer19£37£55
32.7%vs 6 months ago
43.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£31£62£93Oct 23Feb 24May 24Nov 24Mar 25Oct 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£371
December 2025£401
November 2025£391
October 2025£501
September 2025£321
April 2025£551
March 2025£551
January 2025£501
December 2024£421
November 2024£551
October 2024£551
July 2024£701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 at auction?

Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 appeared in 28 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 22% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 2% 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 Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8?

The latest hammer price for Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 at auction is £37. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £55, with a high of £90 and a low of £32. 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 Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 changed in value over the past year?

Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 is down 43.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 32.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8?

Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 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 £55 (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 Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 has moved down 43.1%, with a current median hammer price of £55. The bottle has been observed at auction across 19 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 Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8?

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 £37, 24-month median £55 — 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 Isle Of Harris The Hearach First Release Batch #8 that hammers at £37 would cost the buyer approximately £47 all-in including buyer's premium.

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