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SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old

£220
4.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

1

Last sold

10 days ago

SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from SMWS R13.5 Caroni aged 24 years. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £230, with the most recent sale at £220. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £200 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old is £202–£238 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old is up 4.8%, with a 6-month trend of -4.3% (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 R13.5 Caroni

SMWS R13.5 Caroni is a whisky distillery. SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 24 years old, distilled in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 24-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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 R13.5 Caroni
Age
24 years
Vintage
1998
Bottler
SMWS
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£220

24-month median

£230

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£200

Estimated value · likely range

£202–£238 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

14% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 6% of tracked bottles

Last seen

10 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

4.3%vs 6 months ago
4.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£194£226£258Feb 25Apr 25Jun 25Aug 25Oct 25May 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£2201
August 2026£2501
July 2026£2301
June 2026£2102
May 2026£2001
April 2026£2002
October 2025£2302
September 2025£2502
August 2025£2202
July 2025£2202
June 2025£2302
May 2025£2302

Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old at auction?

SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old appeared in 12 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 14% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 6% 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 SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old at auction is £220. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £230, with a high of £250 and a low of £200. 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 R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old is up 4.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 4.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old?

SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old 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 £230 (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 R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old has moved up 4.8%, with a current median hammer price of £230. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old?

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 £220, 24-month median £230 — 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 R13.5 Caroni 1998 24 Year Old that hammers at £220 would cost the buyer approximately £277 all-in including buyer's premium.

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