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SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023

£85

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

354 days ago

SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain aged 9 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £78, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £93 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. Bunnahabhain SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 is an age-stated bottling at 9 years old, distilled in 2023.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2023), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023, 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
Bunnahabhain
Expression
SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023
Age
9 years
Vintage
2023
Edition
SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£78

24-month high

£93

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

354 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

8.1%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£77£95Jul 23Aug 24Oct 24May 25Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£851
May 2025£801
October 2024£701
August 2024£601
September 2023£751
August 2023£782
July 2023£934

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 at auction?

SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 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 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £78, with a high of £93 and a low of £60. 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 SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £60 to £93 (median £78).

Where can I sell SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023?

SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 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 £78 (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 SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 a good investment?

SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £78. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023?

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 £85, 24-month median £78 — 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 SMWS 10.242 Bunnahabhain 9 Year Old For Islay Whisky Festival 2023 that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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