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Raasay70cl

Raasay Inaugural Release (2020)

£60
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Raasay. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 36 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £88, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £37 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) is £49–£71 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of +20% (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 Inaugural Release (2020) is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2020), so the available batch is inherently finite.

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
Expression
Inaugural Release (2020)
Vintage
2020
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£88

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£37

Estimated value · likely range

£49–£71 ±18%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

20%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£36£131£227Jul 21May 22Apr 23Feb 24Apr 25Nov 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£601
May 2026£421
March 2026£401
February 2026£651
December 2025£801
November 2025£371
October 2025£501
September 2025£421
August 2025£491
July 2025£651
May 2025£1001
April 2025£751

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) at auction?

Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 0% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 11% 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 Inaugural Release (2020)?

The latest hammer price for Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £88, with a high of £220 and a low of £37. 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 Inaugural Release (2020) changed in value over the past year?

Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 20%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Raasay Inaugural Release (2020)?

Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) 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 £88 (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 Inaugural Release (2020) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Raasay Inaugural Release (2020) has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £88. The bottle has been observed at auction across 36 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 Inaugural Release (2020)?

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 £60, 24-month median £88 — 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 Inaugural Release (2020) that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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