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Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood

£190
17.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

91

Houses

2

Last sold

13 days ago

Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 9 years. Based on 91 recorded auction lots across 44 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £115, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £360 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood is £114–£266 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood is down 17.4%, with a 6-month trend of -11.6% (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 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood is an age-stated bottling at 9 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as marsalawood, 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
9 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Marsala Wood
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£115

24-month high

£360

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£114–£266 ±40%

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

27% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£120

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 Auctions83£190£110
Whisky Hammer3£180£210
11.6%vs 6 months ago
17.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£210£371Apr 15Aug 16Apr 18Aug 19May 21Jun 24Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1901
March 2026£1502
October 2025£1502
September 2025£1902
April 2025£2102
February 2025£1702
November 2024£2154
October 2024£2602
June 2024£2302
August 2023£2202
October 2022£2402
April 2022£3602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood at auction?

Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood 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 down 27% 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £115, with a high of £360 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 Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood is down 17.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 11.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood?

Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood 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 £115 (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 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood has moved down 17.4%, with a current median hammer price of £115. The bottle has been observed at auction across 91 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 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood?

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 £190, 24-month median £115 — 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 1996 9 Year Old Marsala Wood that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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