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Raasay70cl

Raasay Distillery Special Release

£50
5.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Regularly traded· 26 lots a year

Auction lots

152

Houses

1

Last sold

2 days ago

Raasay Distillery Special Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Raasay. Based on 152 recorded auction lots across 34 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £45, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £60 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Raasay Distillery Special Release is £46–£54 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Raasay Distillery Special Release is up 5.3%, with a 6-month trend of +25% (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 Raasay

Raasay is a whisky distillery. Raasay Distillery Special Release is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Raasay Distillery Special Release 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 Raasay 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
Raasay
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£45

24-month high

£60

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£46–£54 ±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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

26 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

117% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

2 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25%vs 6 months ago
5.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£48£62Jan 22Sept 22Apr 23Sept 23Apr 24Sept 25Mar 26Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£501
August 2026£451
July 2026£402
March 2026£402
February 2026£406
January 2026£402
December 2025£404
November 2025£402
September 2025£456
August 2025£502
July 2025£354
December 2024£352

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Raasay Distillery Special Release at auction?

Raasay Distillery Special Release appeared in 26 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 117% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 2% 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 Raasay Distillery Special Release?

The latest hammer price for Raasay Distillery Special Release at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £45, with a high of £60 and a low of £35. 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 Raasay Distillery Special Release changed in value over the past year?

Raasay Distillery Special Release is up 5.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 25%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Raasay Distillery Special Release?

Raasay Distillery Special 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 £45 (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 Raasay Distillery Special Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Raasay Distillery Special Release has moved up 5.3%, with a current median hammer price of £45. The bottle has been observed at auction across 152 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 Raasay Distillery Special 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 £50, 24-month median £45 — 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 Raasay Distillery Special Release that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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