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Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release)

£180
12.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 16 lots a year

Auction lots

37

Houses

2

Last sold

22 days ago

Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nc'Nean - Ainnir. Based on 37 recorded auction lots across 22 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £410 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) is £166–£194 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) is up 12.5%, 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir

Nc'Nean - Ainnir is a whisky distillery. Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir 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
Nc'Nean - Ainnir
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£410

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£166–£194 ±8%

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

16 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

22 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions

Cross-house median

£200

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Whisky Hammer18£210£220
Scotch Whisky Auctions17£180£180
0%vs 6 months ago
12.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£279£422Jul 21Apr 22Apr 23Nov 24May 25Mar 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1801
May 2026£2102
April 2026£1604
March 2026£1701
February 2026£1654
January 2026£1402
September 2025£1802
August 2025£3601
June 2025£2304
May 2025£2302
April 2025£1902
January 2025£2101

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) at auction?

Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) appeared in 16 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 33% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release)?

The latest hammer price for Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £410 and a low of £140. 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) changed in value over the past year?

Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) is up 12.5% 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release)?

Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural 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 £210 (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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) has moved up 12.5%, with a current median hammer price of £210. The bottle has been observed at auction across 37 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural 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 £180, 24-month median £210 — 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 Nc'Nean - Ainnir (Inaugural Release) that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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