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John Walker & Sons Odyssey

£650
51.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

42

Houses

1

Last sold

363 days ago

John Walker & Sons Odyssey is a collectable Scotch whisky from John Walker & Sons. Based on 42 recorded auction lots across 33 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £430, with the most recent sale at £650. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for John Walker & Sons Odyssey is £590–£710 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, John Walker & Sons Odyssey is up 51.2%, with a 6-month trend of +35.4% (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 John Walker & Sons

John Walker & Sons is a whisky distillery. John Walker & Sons Odyssey is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as John Walker & Sons Odyssey, 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
John Walker & Sons
Expression
Odyssey
Edition
John Walker & Sons Odyssey
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£650

24-month median

£430

24-month high

£700

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£590–£710 ±9%

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 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

363 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

35.4%vs 6 months ago
51.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£330£525£721Feb 14Jun 15Oct 17Jun 19Mar 24Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£6501
June 2025£7001
March 2024£5201
October 2023£6501
December 2020£4401
November 2020£4001
October 2020£4801
July 2020£4302
March 2020£3601
February 2020£4001
January 2020£3402
December 2019£3402

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is John Walker & Sons Odyssey at auction?

John Walker & Sons Odyssey 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 97% 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 John Walker & Sons Odyssey?

The latest hammer price for John Walker & Sons Odyssey at auction is £650. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £430, with a high of £700 and a low of £340. 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 John Walker & Sons Odyssey changed in value over the past year?

John Walker & Sons Odyssey is up 51.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 35.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell John Walker & Sons Odyssey?

John Walker & Sons Odyssey 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 £430 (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 John Walker & Sons Odyssey a good investment?

Over the past 12 months John Walker & Sons Odyssey has moved up 51.2%, with a current median hammer price of £430. The bottle has been observed at auction across 42 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 John Walker & Sons Odyssey?

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 £650, 24-month median £430 — 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 John Walker & Sons Odyssey that hammers at £650 would cost the buyer approximately £819 all-in including buyer's premium.

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