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Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L

£45
50%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

123

Houses

1

Last sold

27 days ago

Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Johnnie Walker. Based on 123 recorded auction lots across 44 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £35, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £25 (low) to £112 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L is £39–£51 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L is up 50%, with a 6-month trend of +28.6% (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 Double Black 1L is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • 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
Bottle size
1000ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£35

24-month high

£112

24-month low

£25

Estimated value · likely range

£39–£51 ±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

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

27 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

28.6%vs 6 months ago
50%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£24£70£115Jul 13Feb 16Oct 17Nov 19Feb 21Jun 23Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£451
November 2025£334
October 2025£354
September 2025£452
August 2024£402
March 2024£304
January 2024£352
August 2023£302
June 2023£302
August 2022£252
June 2022£252
May 2022£302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L at auction?

Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 7% 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 Double Black 1L?

The latest hammer price for Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £35, with a high of £112 and a low of £25. 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 Double Black 1L changed in value over the past year?

Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L is up 50% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 28.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L?

Johnnie Walker Double Black 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 £35 (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 Double Black 1L a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Johnnie Walker Double Black 1L has moved up 50%, with a current median hammer price of £35. The bottle has been observed at auction across 123 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 Double Black 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 £45, 24-month median £35 — 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 Double Black 1L that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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