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Johnnie Walker - King George V

£280
12%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

50

Houses

2

Last sold

130 days ago

Johnnie Walker - King George V is a collectable Scotch whisky from Johnnie Walker. Based on 50 recorded auction lots across 40 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £275, with the most recent sale at £280. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £193 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Johnnie Walker - King George V is £239–£321 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Johnnie Walker - King George V is up 12%, with a 6-month trend of +21.7% (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 - King George V is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as georgeking, 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
Johnnie Walker
Edition
King George
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£280

24-month median

£275

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£193

Estimated value · likely range

£239–£321 ±15%

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

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

130 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£270

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 Auctions40£280£275
Whisky Hammer11£200£230
21.7%vs 6 months ago
12%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£187£310£433Mar 12Dec 16May 18Aug 20Sept 21Mar 24Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£2801
October 2024£2401
June 2024£2601
March 2024£2901
January 2024£3201
December 2023£3401
July 2022£2301
December 2021£2702
October 2021£2701
September 2021£2401
May 2021£3001
April 2021£2603

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Johnnie Walker - King George V at auction?

Johnnie Walker - King George V 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). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 14% 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 - King George V?

The latest hammer price for Johnnie Walker - King George V at auction is £280. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £275, with a high of £420 and a low of £193. 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 - King George V changed in value over the past year?

Johnnie Walker - King George V is up 12% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 21.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Johnnie Walker - King George V?

Johnnie Walker - King George V 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 £275 (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 - King George V a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Johnnie Walker - King George V has moved up 12%, with a current median hammer price of £275. The bottle has been observed at auction across 50 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 - King George V?

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 £280, 24-month median £275 — 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 - King George V that hammers at £280 would cost the buyer approximately £353 all-in including buyer's premium.

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