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Kavalan - SMWS 139.5

£240

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

201 days ago

Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Kavalan - SMWS. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £240, with the most recent sale at £240. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £240 (low) to £240 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 is £204–£276 15% around the latest sale).

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About Kavalan - SMWS

Kavalan - SMWS is a whisky distillery. Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 139x5) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Kavalan - SMWS
Cask number
139x5
Bottler
SMWS
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£240

24-month median

£240

24-month high

£240

24-month low

£240

Estimated value · likely range

£204–£276 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

201 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £240 in February 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£2401

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 at auction?

Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 97% 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 Kavalan - SMWS 139.5?

The latest hammer price for Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 at auction is £240. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £240, with a high of £240 and a low of £240. 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 Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Kavalan - SMWS 139.5, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £240 to £240 (median £240).

Where can I sell Kavalan - SMWS 139.5?

Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 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 £240 (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 Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 a good investment?

Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £240. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Kavalan - SMWS 139.5?

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 £240, 24-month median £240 — 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 Kavalan - SMWS 139.5 that hammers at £240 would cost the buyer approximately £302 all-in including buyer's premium.

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