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SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac

£50
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

24

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac is a collectable Scotch whisky from SMWS. Based on 24 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £58, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £120 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac is £46–£54 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -9.1% (down). 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 SMWS

SMWS is a whisky distillery. SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac, 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
SMWS
Expression
A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac
Edition
SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£58

24-month high

£120

24-month low

£50

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Trend

75% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

9.1%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£86£124May 19Apr 21Dec 23Aug 24Mar 25Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£501
June 2025£601
March 2025£601
December 2024£551
October 2024£601
August 2024£532
March 2024£551
January 2024£551
December 2023£801
September 2023£651
April 2022£1201
April 2021£502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac at auction?

SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac 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 is down 75% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 98% 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 SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac?

The latest hammer price for SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £58, with a high of £120 and a low of £50. 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 A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac changed in value over the past year?

SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac?

SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac 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 £58 (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 A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £58. The bottle has been observed at auction across 24 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 SMWS A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac?

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 £58 — 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 A Trifle Delightful XO Cognac that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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