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Midleton2002 release70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release

£650

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Midleton, bottled in 2002. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £580, with the most recent sale at £650. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £380 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release is £577–£723 11% around the latest sale).

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About Midleton

Midleton is a whisky distillery. Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2002.

What drives this bottle's value

Midleton Very Rare 2002 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
2002
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£650

24-month median

£580

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£380

Estimated value · likely range

£577–£723 ±11%

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.1%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£369£571£773Feb 17Dec 18Feb 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£6501
March 2026£6502
January 2026£5402
September 2025£6502
February 2025£7502
December 2018£5202
June 2017£5802
March 2017£4602
February 2017£3802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release at auction?

Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 13% 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 2002 Release?

The latest hammer price for Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release at auction is £650. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £580, with a high of £750 and a low of £380. 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 2002 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £380 to £750 (median £580).

Where can I sell Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release?

Midleton Very Rare 2002 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 £580 (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 2002 Release a good investment?

Midleton Very Rare 2002 Release has appeared in 17 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £580. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Midleton Very Rare 2002 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 £650, 24-month median £580 — 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 2002 Release that hammers at £650 would cost the buyer approximately £819 all-in including buyer's premium.

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