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Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L

£70
24.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 16 lots a year

Auction lots

111

Houses

2

Last sold

26 days ago

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Johnnie Walker aged 18 years. Based on 111 recorded auction lots across 52 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £75, with the most recent sale at £70. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L is £60–£80 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L is down 24.7%, 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 Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker is a whisky distillery. Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as platinum, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1000ml 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
Johnnie Walker
Age
18 years
Edition
Platinum
Bottle size
1000ml

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Latest sale

£70

24-month median

£75

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£60–£80 ±14%

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

16 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

11% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£75

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 Auctions77£70£75
Whisky Hammer18£70£90
0%vs 6 months ago
24.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£44£104£165Sept 16May 18Jun 20Oct 21Nov 23May 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£701
July 2026£651
May 2026£901
April 2026£702
March 2026£902
January 2026£1201
December 2025£702
November 2025£735
September 2025£751
July 2025£1102
June 2025£827
May 2025£1002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L at auction?

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L appeared in 16 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 11% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L?

The latest hammer price for Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L at auction is £70. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £75, with a high of £160 and a low of £45. 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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L changed in value over the past year?

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L is down 24.7% 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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L?

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L 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 £75 (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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L has moved down 24.7%, with a current median hammer price of £75. The bottle has been observed at auction across 111 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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L?

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 £70, 24-month median £75 — 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 Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Platinum 1L that hammers at £70 would cost the buyer approximately £88 all-in including buyer's premium.

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