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Talisker2005 release70cl

Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release

£480
140%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

1

Last sold

12 days ago

Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 25 years, bottled in 2005. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 21 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £290, with the most recent sale at £480. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release is £298–£662 38% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release is up 140%, with a 6-month trend of +54.8% (up). 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 25 Year Old 2005 Release is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, released in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release, 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
Talisker
Expression
25 Year Old 2005 Release
Age
25 years
Bottled
2005
Edition
Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£480

24-month median

£290

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£298–£662 ±38%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

12 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

54.8%vs 6 months ago
140%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£347£577Nov 12Apr 15Mar 17May 18Nov 19Nov 21Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4801
June 2026£4201
September 2025£4801
December 2024£5201
December 2021£5601
November 2021£5202
March 2020£3102
January 2020£3202
November 2019£3201
October 2019£2901
June 2019£3201
May 2018£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release at auction?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release appeared in 3 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 28% 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 25 Year Old 2005 Release?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release at auction is £480. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £290, with a high of £560 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 Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release changed in value over the past year?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release is up 140% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 54.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 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 £290 (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 25 Year Old 2005 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Talisker 25 Year Old 2005 Release has moved up 140%, with a current median hammer price of £290. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 25 Year Old 2005 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 £480, 24-month median £290 — 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 25 Year Old 2005 Release that hammers at £480 would cost the buyer approximately £605 all-in including buyer's premium.

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