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Midleton1991 release70cl

Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release

£1,500

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

3

Houses

1

Last sold

236 days ago

Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Midleton, bottled in 1991. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,000, with the most recent sale at £1,500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,500 (low) to £3,400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release is £900–£2,100 40% around the latest sale).

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About Midleton

Midleton is a whisky distillery. Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1991.

What drives this bottle's value

Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Midleton rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Midleton
Bottled
1991
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,500

24-month median

£2,000

24-month high

£3,400

24-month low

£1,500

Estimated value · likely range

£900–£2,100 ±40%

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 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

236 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£1,455£2,479£3,502Aug 23Jun 24Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£1,5001
June 2024£2,0001
August 2023£3,4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release at auction?

Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release 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 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release?

The latest hammer price for Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release at auction is £1,500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,000, with a high of £3,400 and a low of £1,500. 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 Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,500 to £3,400 (median £2,000).

Where can I sell Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release?

Midleton Very Rare 1991 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 £2,000 (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 Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release a good investment?

Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,000. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Midleton Very Rare 1991 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 £1,500, 24-month median £2,000 — 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 Midleton Very Rare 1991 Release that hammers at £1,500 would cost the buyer approximately £1,890 all-in including buyer's premium.

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