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Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’

£400

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

10

Houses

1

Last sold

12 days ago

Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 23 years. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £420, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £380 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ is £368–£432 8% around the latest sale).

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About Springbank

Springbank is a whisky distillery. Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ is an age-stated bottling at 23 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.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as baronrenaissance, 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
23 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Baron Renaissance
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£420

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£380

Estimated value · likely range

£368–£432 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

12 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.7%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£369£411£453Sept 24Apr 25Sept 25Dec 25Mar 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4001
March 2026£4401
December 2025£3802
September 2025£4001
April 2025£4201
October 2024£4401
September 2024£4333

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ at auction?

Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 0% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 17% 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 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £420, with a high of £440 and a low of £380. 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 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £380 to £440 (median £420).

Where can I sell Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’?

Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ 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 £420 (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 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ a good investment?

Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £420. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Springbank 1997 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’?

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 £400, 24-month median £420 — 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 23 Year Old The Whisky Baron ‘Renaissance’ that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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