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Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin

£170

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

364 days ago

Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin is a collectable Scotch whisky from Suntory Marine. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £160, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin is £149–£191 13% around the latest sale).

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About Suntory Marine

Suntory Marine is a whisky distillery. Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin, 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
Suntory Marine
Expression
Collection Dolphin
Edition
Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£160

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£149–£191 ±13%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

364 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£97£213£330Oct 23Jun 24Sept 24Nov 24Feb 25Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£1701
February 2025£1301
December 2024£1401
November 2024£1001
September 2024£1601
July 2024£1801
June 2024£1301
November 2023£1701
October 2023£3201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin at auction?

Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 97% by auction activity among the 30,866 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin?

The latest hammer price for Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £160, with a high of £320 and a low of £100. 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 Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £100 to £320 (median £160).

Where can I sell Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin?

Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin 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 £160 (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 Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin a good investment?

Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £160. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin?

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 £170, 24-month median £160 — 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 Suntory Marine Collection Dolphin that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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