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Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release

£180
5.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

147

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Octomore aged 10 years. Based on 147 recorded auction lots across 56 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £193, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £135 (low) to £400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release is £166–£194 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release is down 5.3%, with a 6-month trend of +5.9% (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 10 Year Old 1st Release is an age-stated bottling at 10 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 1st, 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
10 years
Edition
1st
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£193

24-month high

£400

24-month low

£135

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

15 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

5.9%vs 6 months ago
5.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£131£271£412Dec 17Dec 18Jan 20Jan 21May 22Mar 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1801
July 2026£1552
June 2026£1752
May 2026£2101
April 2026£1601
March 2026£1554
November 2025£1702
September 2025£1802
October 2024£2102
July 2024£1702
March 2024£1702
February 2024£2004

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release at auction?

Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release appeared in 15 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 5% 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 10 Year Old 1st Release?

The latest hammer price for Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £193, with a high of £400 and a low of £135. 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 10 Year Old 1st Release changed in value over the past year?

Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release is down 5.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 5.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release?

Octomore 10 Year Old 1st 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 £193 (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 10 Year Old 1st Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Octomore 10 Year Old 1st Release has moved down 5.3%, with a current median hammer price of £193. The bottle has been observed at auction across 147 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 10 Year Old 1st 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 £193 — 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 10 Year Old 1st Release that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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