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John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl

£85
22.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 21 lots a year

Auction lots

105

Houses

1

Last sold

today

John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from John Walker & Sons aged 23 years. Based on 105 recorded auction lots across 42 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £110, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £78 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl is down 22.7%, with a 6-month trend of -15% (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 XR 23 Year Old 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • 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
Age
23 years
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£110

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£78

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

21 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

30% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

today

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15%vs 6 months ago
22.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£76£146£216Dec 21Mar 23Nov 23Jul 24Apr 25Feb 26Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£851
August 2026£853
June 2026£1053
May 2026£1101
April 2026£951
March 2026£902
February 2026£1004
January 2026£1204
December 2025£952
August 2025£902
July 2025£852
June 2025£1104

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl at auction?

John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl appeared in 21 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 30% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 3% 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 XR 23 Year Old 75cl?

The latest hammer price for John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £110, with a high of £210 and a low of £78. 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 XR 23 Year Old 75cl changed in value over the past year?

John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl is down 22.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl?

John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 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 £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 John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl has moved down 22.7%, with a current median hammer price of £110. The bottle has been observed at auction across 105 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 XR 23 Year Old 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 £85, 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 John Walker & Sons XR 23 Year Old 75cl that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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