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Raasay While We Wait First Release

£40
57.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

1

Last sold

335 days ago

Raasay While We Wait First Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Raasay While We Wait. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £40. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £25 (low) to £95 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Raasay While We Wait First Release is £33–£48 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Raasay While We Wait First Release is down 57.9%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 While We Wait

Raasay While We Wait is a whisky distillery. Raasay While We Wait First Release is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Raasay While We Wait First Release, 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
Raasay While We Wait
Expression
First Release
Edition
Raasay While We Wait First Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£40

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£95

24-month low

£25

Estimated value · likely range

£33–£48 ±19%

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

335 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
57.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£24£61£98Jun 19Jan 20Jul 22Nov 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£401
June 2024£501
April 2024£901
March 2024£251
November 2023£251
November 2022£401
July 2022£401
September 2020£401
March 2020£551
February 2020£402
January 2020£501
July 2019£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Raasay While We Wait First Release at auction?

Raasay While We Wait First Release 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 Raasay While We Wait First Release?

The latest hammer price for Raasay While We Wait First Release at auction is £40. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £95 and a low of £25. 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 While We Wait First Release changed in value over the past year?

Raasay While We Wait First Release is down 57.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Raasay While We Wait First Release?

Raasay While We Wait First 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 £40 (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 While We Wait First Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Raasay While We Wait First Release has moved down 57.9%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 While We Wait First 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 £40, 24-month median £40 — 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 While We Wait First Release that hammers at £40 would cost the buyer approximately £50 all-in including buyer's premium.

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