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Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release

£145
25.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 23 lots a year

Auction lots

54

Houses

2

Last sold

12 days ago

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 12 years. Based on 54 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £198, with the most recent sale at £145. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £145 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release is £132–£158 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release is down 25.6%, with a 6-month trend of -14.7% (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 Springbank

Springbank is a whisky distillery. Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, distilled in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2016), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskstrength, 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
Springbank
Age
12 years
Vintage
2016
Edition
Cask Strength
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£145

24-month median

£198

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£145

Estimated value · likely range

£132–£158 ±9%

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

23 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

92% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

12 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£200

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions34£150£200
Whisky Hammer5£170£210
14.7%vs 6 months ago
25.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£141£215£288Nov 21Apr 23May 24Apr 25Oct 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1452
July 2026£1554
May 2026£1801
April 2026£1701
January 2026£2102
December 2025£2104
November 2025£1702
October 2025£1454
September 2025£1503
May 2025£2102
April 2025£1802
March 2025£2054

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release at auction?

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release appeared in 23 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 92% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% 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 Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release at auction is £145. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £198, with a high of £280 and a low of £145. 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 Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release is down 25.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 14.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release?

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 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 £198 (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 Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release has moved down 25.6%, with a current median hammer price of £198. The bottle has been observed at auction across 54 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 Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 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 £145, 24-month median £198 — 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 Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2016 Release that hammers at £145 would cost the buyer approximately £183 all-in including buyer's premium.

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