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Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak

£180
24.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

133

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak is a collectable Scotch whisky from Octomore aged 8 years. Based on 133 recorded auction lots across 43 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £88 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak is £162–£198 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak is up 24.1%, with a 6-month trend of +12.5% (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 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak is an age-stated bottling at 8 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 08masterclassoakvirgin, 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
8 years
Edition
08 Masterclass Virgin Oak
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£88

Estimated value · likely range

£162–£198 ±10%

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

42% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
24.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£85£135£185May 18May 19Sept 20Jun 21Nov 22Jul 24May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£1801
March 2026£1104
November 2025£1402
June 2025£1354
December 2024£1602
November 2024£1376
August 2024£1602
July 2024£1402
April 2024£1302
October 2023£1302
August 2023£1154
June 2023£1602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak at auction?

Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 42% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 13% 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 Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak?

The latest hammer price for Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £180 and a low of £88. 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 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak changed in value over the past year?

Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak is up 24.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak?

Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak 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 £130 (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 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak has moved up 24.1%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 133 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 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak?

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 £130 — 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 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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