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Kilchoman2012 release70cl

Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release

£50
37.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

39

Houses

1

Last sold

82 days ago

Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Kilchoman, bottled in 2012. Based on 39 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £85, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release is £39–£61 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release is down 37.5%, with a 6-month trend of -44.4% (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 Kilchoman

Kilchoman is a whisky distillery. Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2012.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 265) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Kilchoman
Bottled
2012
Cask number
265
Edition
Founders Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£85

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£39–£61 ±23%

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

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

44.4%vs 6 months ago
37.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£102£155Mar 21May 23Jan 24Sept 24Jan 26Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£501
March 2026£602
January 2026£554
December 2025£552
March 2025£1002
December 2024£852
November 2024£902
October 2024£1084
September 2024£1502
July 2024£1102
March 2024£1002
January 2024£702

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release at auction?

Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release appeared in 9 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 25% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 9% 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 Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release?

The latest hammer price for Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £85, with a high of £150 and a low of £50. 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 Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release changed in value over the past year?

Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release is down 37.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 44.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release?

Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release 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 £85 (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 Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release has moved down 37.5%, with a current median hammer price of £85. The bottle has been observed at auction across 39 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 Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release?

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 £50, 24-month median £85 — 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 Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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