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Lagavulin2020 release70cl

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release

£85
10.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

389 days ago

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lagavulin aged 12 years, bottled in 2020. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £85, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release is down 10.5%, 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 Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a whisky distillery. Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, released in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release, 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
Lagavulin
Expression
12 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Age
12 years
Bottled
2020
Edition
Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£85

24-month high

£100

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±8%

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

0 lots

Trend

100% vs prior year

Last seen

389 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
10.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£90£103Mar 22May 23Sept 23Sept 24Mar 25Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£852
July 2025£852
May 2025£851
April 2025£901
March 2025£801
October 2024£902
September 2024£852
April 2024£851
September 2023£1001
June 2023£801
May 2023£901
December 2022£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release at auction?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 100% on the previous year.

What is the current auction price of Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release?

The latest hammer price for Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £85, with a high of £100 and a low of £80. 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release changed in value over the past year?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release is down 10.5% 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release?

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release has moved down 10.5%, with a current median hammer price of £85. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special 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 £85, 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 Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2020 Special Release that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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