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Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood

£320
23.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

196

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 17 years. Based on 196 recorded auction lots across 58 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £295, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £540 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood is £294–£346 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood is down 23.8%, with a 6-month trend of -7.7% (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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as sherrywood, 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
17 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Sherry Wood
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£295

24-month high

£540

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£294–£346 ±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

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

29% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.7%vs 6 months ago
23.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£336£556Jun 17May 19Jul 20Dec 21Mar 23Mar 24Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3201
July 2026£2902
May 2026£3001
March 2026£3202
December 2025£2902
November 2025£2902
July 2025£3476
May 2025£3602
November 2024£3602
October 2024£3704
August 2024£4604
July 2024£4802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood at auction?

Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood appeared in 10 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 29% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% 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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £295, with a high of £540 and a low of £120. 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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood is down 23.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood?

Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry 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 £295 (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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood has moved down 23.8%, with a current median hammer price of £295. The bottle has been observed at auction across 196 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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry 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 £320, 24-month median £295 — 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 1997 17 Year Old Sherry Wood that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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