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Midleton1997 release70cl

Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release

£460

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

198 days ago

Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Midleton, bottled in 1997. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £530, with the most recent sale at £460. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £220 (low) to £1,100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release is £331–£589 (±28% around the latest sale).

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About Midleton

Midleton is a whisky distillery. Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

Midleton Very Rare 1997 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
1997
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£460

24-month median

£530

24-month high

£1,100

24-month low

£220

Estimated value · likely range

£331–£589 ±28%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

198 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 4.5%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£213£673£1,133Mar 16Dec 18Nov 19Jul 21Apr 23Sept 24Jun 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£4602
June 2025£7502
September 2024£7002
July 2023£1,1002
April 2023£7502
August 2021£4401
July 2021£4401
November 2019£4202
December 2018£6002
March 2016£2202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release at auction?

Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 36% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release?

The latest hammer price for Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release at auction is £460. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £530, with a high of £1,100 and a low of £220. 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 1997 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £220 to £1,100 (median £530).

Where can I sell Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release?

Midleton Very Rare 1997 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 £530 (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 1997 Release a good investment?

Midleton Very Rare 1997 Release has appeared in 18 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £530. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Midleton Very Rare 1997 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 £460, 24-month median £530 — 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 1997 Release that hammers at £460 would cost the buyer approximately £580 all-in including buyer's premium.

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