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Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old

£290
3.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

401

Houses

1

Last sold

54 days ago

Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Octomore aged 5 years. Based on 401 recorded auction lots across 86 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £290. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £123 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old is £246–£334 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old is down 3.3%, with a 6-month trend of +7.4% (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 Octomore

Octomore is a whisky distillery. Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 5 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 06barleyislay, 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
Octomore
Age
5 years
Edition
06 Islay Barley
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£290

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£123

Estimated value · likely range

£246–£334 ±15%

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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

64% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.4%vs 6 months ago
3.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£119£255£391Apr 17Jul 18Nov 19Apr 21Jul 22Oct 23Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2901
March 2026£2302
November 2025£2602
July 2025£2476
June 2025£2702
May 2025£2402
February 2025£2702
November 2024£3802
June 2024£2002
May 2024£2088
April 2024£2406
March 2024£2306

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old at auction?

Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old appeared in 5 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 64% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 17% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old at auction is £290. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £380 and a low of £123. 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 Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old is down 3.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 7.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old?

Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old 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 Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old has moved down 3.3%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 401 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 Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old?

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 £290, 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 Octomore 06.3 Islay Barley 5 Year Old that hammers at £290 would cost the buyer approximately £365 all-in including buyer's premium.

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