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Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release

£1,300
10.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

84

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 20 years. Based on 84 recorded auction lots across 41 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,200, with the most recent sale at £1,300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £505 (low) to £2,700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release is £997–£1,603 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release is up 10.6%, with a 6-month trend of -51.9% (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 Talisker

Talisker is a whisky distillery. Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 2002.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2002), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Talisker
Age
20 years
Vintage
2002
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,300

24-month median

£1,200

24-month high

£2,700

24-month low

£505

Estimated value · likely range

£997–£1,603 ±23%

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

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

51.9%vs 6 months ago
10.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£490£1,635£2,781Mar 14Aug 15Nov 16Mar 18Jan 20Nov 23Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£1,3002
October 2025£1,3002
October 2024£1,5002
January 2024£1,7002
November 2023£1,8002
July 2022£2,3002
May 2022£2,7002
December 2021£1,8002
September 2020£1,2254
June 2020£1,4002
January 2020£1,5002
December 2019£1,1752

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release at auction?

Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 22% 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 Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release at auction is £1,300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,200, with a high of £2,700 and a low of £505. 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 Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release changed in value over the past year?

Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release is up 10.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 51.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release?

Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release 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 £1,200 (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 Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release has moved up 10.6%, with a current median hammer price of £1,200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 84 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 Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release?

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 £1,300, 24-month median £1,200 — 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 Talisker 20 Year Old 2002 Release that hammers at £1,300 would cost the buyer approximately £1,638 all-in including buyer's premium.

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