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Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl

£35
25%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

34

Houses

2

Last sold

47 days ago

Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 12 years. Based on 34 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £35. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £75 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl is £26–£44 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl is down 25%, with a 6-month trend of -36.4% (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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ceramicdecantermini, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Edition
Ceramic Decanter Mini
Bottle size
50ml

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Latest sale

£35

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£75

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£26–£44 ±25%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Trend

14% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

47 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£40

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 Auctions24£40£40
Whisky Hammer4£20£36
36.4%vs 6 months ago
25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£19£48£77Jun 19Jan 20Mar 23Nov 23Nov 24Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£352
June 2026£451
March 2026£201
January 2026£302
November 2025£402
July 2025£602
February 2025£552
January 2025£402
November 2024£251
April 2024£752
November 2023£701
June 2023£451

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl at auction?

Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl appeared in 8 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 14% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 11% 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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl at auction is £35. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £75 and a low of £20. 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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl is down 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 36.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl?

Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl 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 £40 (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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 12 Year Old Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl has moved down 25%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 34 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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl?

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 £35, 24-month median £40 — 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 Ceramic Decanter Mini 5cl that hammers at £35 would cost the buyer approximately £44 all-in including buyer's premium.

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