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New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5

£150

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

10

Houses

1

Last sold

335 days ago

New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 is a collectable Scotch whisky from New Yarmouth aged 26 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £215, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £285 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 is £107–£193 28% around the latest sale).

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About New Yarmouth

New Yarmouth is a whisky distillery. New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 1994.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1994), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 26-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

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
New Yarmouth
Expression
1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5
Age
26 years
Vintage
1994
Edition
New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£215

24-month high

£285

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£107–£193 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

335 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

47.4%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£215£294Sept 21May 22Mar 23Apr 24Mar 25Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£1501
March 2025£1402
April 2024£1501
March 2023£1901
May 2022£2701
November 2021£2401
October 2021£2852
September 2021£2801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 at auction?

New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 97% 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 New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5?

The latest hammer price for New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £215, with a high of £285 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 New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £140 to £285 (median £215).

Where can I sell New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5?

New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 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 £215 (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 New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 a good investment?

New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £215. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5?

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 £150, 24-month median £215 — 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 New Yarmouth 1994 26 Year Old Rum Sponge Edition No.5 that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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