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Midleton2018 release70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release

£340
▲ 13.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

140

Houses

1

Last sold

198 days ago

Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Midleton, bottled in 2018. Based on 140 recorded auction lots across 41 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release is £229–£451 (±33% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release is up 13.3%, with a 6-month trend of +6.3% (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 Midleton

Midleton is a whisky distillery. Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

Midleton Very Rare 2018 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
2018
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£400

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£229–£451 ±33%

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

Trend

▼ 80% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

198 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 6.3%vs 6 months ago
▲ 13.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£259£412Apr 19Dec 19Sept 20May 21Feb 22Jan 23Oct 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£3402
July 2025£2802
December 2024£2604
November 2024£3504
October 2024£4002
January 2024£4002
September 2023£3202
August 2023£3402
July 2023£3204
June 2023£3202
January 2023£2902
December 2022£2602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release at auction?

Midleton Very Rare 2018 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 is down 80% on the previous 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 2018 Release?

The latest hammer price for Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £400 and a low of £110. 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 2018 Release changed in value over the past year?

Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release is up 13.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 6.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release?

Midleton Very Rare 2018 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 £230 (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 2018 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Midleton Very Rare 2018 Release has moved up 13.3%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 140 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 Midleton Very Rare 2018 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 £340, 24-month median £230 — 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 2018 Release that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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