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Midleton2020 release70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release

£600
3.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

111

Houses

1

Last sold

82 days ago

Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Midleton, bottled in 2020. Based on 111 recorded auction lots across 25 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £520, with the most recent sale at £600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £297 (low) to £850 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release is £496–£704 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release is up 3.4%, 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 Midleton

Midleton is a whisky distillery. Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

Midleton Very Rare 2020 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
2020
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£600

24-month median

£520

24-month high

£850

24-month low

£297

Estimated value · likely range

£496–£704 ±17%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Trend

70% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
3.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£288£582£876Jan 21Nov 21Apr 22Oct 22Dec 24Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£6001
December 2025£5602
June 2025£5504
January 2025£5602
December 2024£6002
October 2024£8502
August 2024£6002
December 2023£6002
October 2022£5402
August 2022£5002
June 2022£5104
May 2022£6502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release at auction?

Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release appeared in 3 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 70% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 28% 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 2020 Release?

The latest hammer price for Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release at auction is £600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £520, with a high of £850 and a low of £297. 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 2020 Release changed in value over the past year?

Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release is up 3.4% 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 Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release?

Midleton Very Rare 2020 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 £520 (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 2020 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Midleton Very Rare 2020 Release has moved up 3.4%, with a current median hammer price of £520. The bottle has been observed at auction across 111 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 2020 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 £600, 24-month median £520 — 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 2020 Release that hammers at £600 would cost the buyer approximately £756 all-in including buyer's premium.

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