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Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo

£160
60%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

74

Houses

2

Last sold

48 days ago

Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 9 years. Based on 74 recorded auction lots across 37 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £105, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo is £103–£217 36% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo is up 60%, with a 6-month trend of -23.8% (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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo is an age-stated bottling at 9 years old, distilled in 2004.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2004), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as barologaja, 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
2004
Edition
Gaja Barolo
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£105

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£103–£217 ±36%

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

0% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

48 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£110

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 Auctions64£160£108
Whisky Hammer7£180£190
23.8%vs 6 months ago
60%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£53£155£258Jul 16Sept 17Jul 18Jul 19Dec 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1601
May 2026£1601
March 2026£1502
November 2025£1602
April 2025£2502
February 2025£1902
December 2024£2102
June 2023£2202
September 2022£2402
May 2021£1902
November 2020£1701
October 2020£1701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo at auction?

Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo 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 0% 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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £105, with a high of £250 and a low of £55. 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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo changed in value over the past year?

Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo is up 60% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 23.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo?

Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo 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 £105 (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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Springbank 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo has moved up 60%, with a current median hammer price of £105. The bottle has been observed at auction across 74 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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo?

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 £160, 24-month median £105 — 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 2004 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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