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John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl

£170
▼ 34.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

24

Houses

1

Last sold

45 days ago

John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from John Walker & Sons. Based on 24 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl is £156–£184 (±8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl is down 34.6%, with a 6-month trend of -22.7% (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 John Walker & Sons

John Walker & Sons is a whisky distillery. John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£156–£184 ±8%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

▲ 50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 12% of tracked bottles

Last seen

45 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 22.7%vs 6 months ago
▼ 34.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£165£227£288Mar 23Feb 24Jun 24Oct 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1701
July 2026£2301
January 2026£2602
November 2025£2002
October 2025£2302
November 2024£2102
September 2024£2202
August 2024£2802
June 2024£2402
May 2024£2402
February 2024£2102
December 2023£2202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl at auction?

John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl appeared in 6 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 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 12% by auction activity among the 35,391 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl?

The latest hammer price for John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £280 and a low of £170. 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 King George V 75cl changed in value over the past year?

John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl is down 34.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 22.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl?

John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl 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 £230 (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 King George V 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months John Walker & Sons King George V 75cl has moved down 34.6%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 24 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 King George V 75cl?

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 £170, 24-month median £230 — 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 King George V 75cl that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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