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Springbank 18 Year Old

£180
7.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Highly liquid· 175 lots a year

Auction lots

3,647

Houses

1

Last sold

today

Springbank 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 18 years. Based on 3647 recorded auction lots across 147 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £122, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £332 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 18 Year Old is £166–£194 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 18 Year Old is down 7.7%, with a 6-month trend of +0.3% (up). 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 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
18 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£122

24-month high

£332

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£166–£194 ±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

Highly liquideasy to find — and to sell

Seen at auction

175 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per week

Trend

74% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

today

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0.3%vs 6 months ago
7.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£207£342Jan 13Jan 16Feb 18Jun 20Jun 22Jun 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1801
August 2026£1802
July 2026£1803
June 2026£2254
April 2026£1801
March 2026£2004
February 2026£17932
January 2026£19414
December 2025£19426
November 2025£18528
October 2025£18842
September 2025£20718

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 18 Year Old at auction?

Springbank 18 Year Old appeared in 175 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — highly liquid (easy to find — and to sell). That is down 74% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 1% 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 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 18 Year Old at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £122, with a high of £332 and a low of £75. 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 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 18 Year Old is down 7.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 18 Year Old?

Springbank 18 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 £122 (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 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 18 Year Old has moved down 7.7%, with a current median hammer price of £122. The bottle has been observed at auction across 3647 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 18 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 £180, 24-month median £122 — 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 18 Year Old that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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