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Smogen2020 release70cl

Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3%

£110

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

144 days ago

Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% is a collectable Scotch whisky from Smogen aged 8 years, bottled in 2020. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £98, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £85 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% is £96–£124 13% around the latest sale).

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About Smogen

Smogen is a whisky distillery. Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% is an age-stated bottling at 8 years old, distilled in 2012, released in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2012), 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
Smogen
Age
8 years
Vintage
2012
Bottled
2020
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£98

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£85

Estimated value · likely range

£96–£124 ±13%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

144 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£82£98£113Feb 26Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1101
February 2026£851

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% at auction?

Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% 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 Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3%?

The latest hammer price for Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £98, with a high of £110 and a low of £85. 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 Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3%, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £85 to £110 (median £98).

Where can I sell Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3%?

Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% 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 £98 (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 Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% a good investment?

Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £98. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3%?

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 £110, 24-month median £98 — 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 Smogen 2012 8 Year Old Whisky Sponge Bottled 2020 - Decadent Drinks 70cl / 59.3% that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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