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Paul John Christmas2018 release70cl

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018

£65
7.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

1

Last sold

307 days ago

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Paul John Christmas, bottled in 2018. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 22 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £57, with the most recent sale at £65. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 is £41–£89 37% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 is down 7.1%, with a 6-month trend of +18.2% (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 Paul John Christmas

Paul John Christmas is a whisky distillery. Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 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 Paul John Christmas 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
Paul John Christmas
Bottled
2018
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£65

24-month median

£57

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£41–£89 ±37%

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

307 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

18.2%vs 6 months ago
7.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£39£107£175Dec 18Oct 19Jul 20Jun 21Mar 24Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£651
December 2024£1401
April 2024£1701
March 2024£1301
November 2023£1401
January 2022£532
November 2021£551
October 2021£551
July 2021£551
June 2021£501
April 2021£851
December 2020£594

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 at auction?

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 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 Paul John Christmas Edition 2018?

The latest hammer price for Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 at auction is £65. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £57, with a high of £170 and a low of £40. 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 Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 changed in value over the past year?

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 is down 7.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 18.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Paul John Christmas Edition 2018?

Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 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 £57 (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 Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 has moved down 7.1%, with a current median hammer price of £57. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 Paul John Christmas Edition 2018?

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 £65, 24-month median £57 — 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 Paul John Christmas Edition 2018 that hammers at £65 would cost the buyer approximately £82 all-in including buyer's premium.

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