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Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release

£270
86.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Talisker aged 25 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £215, with the most recent sale at £270. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £145 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release is £203–£337 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release is up 86.2%, with a 6-month trend of +17.4% (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 2012 Release is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, distilled in 2012.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2012), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

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

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
25 years
Vintage
2012
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£270

24-month median

£215

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£145

Estimated value · likely range

£203–£337 ±25%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

17.4%vs 6 months ago
86.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£141£235£330Nov 14Jun 17Dec 18May 21May 23Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2701
July 2026£2801
November 2023£2901
May 2023£3201
October 2022£2501
July 2021£2001
June 2021£2301
May 2021£2402
October 2019£1701
December 2018£1501
July 2018£1551
June 2017£1582

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release at auction?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release appeared in 2 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 39% 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 2012 Release?

The latest hammer price for Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release at auction is £270. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £215, with a high of £320 and a low of £145. 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 2012 Release changed in value over the past year?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release is up 86.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 17.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release?

Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 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 £215 (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 2012 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Talisker 25 Year Old 2012 Release has moved up 86.2%, with a current median hammer price of £215. The bottle has been observed at auction across 16 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 2012 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 £270, 24-month median £215 — 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 2012 Release that hammers at £270 would cost the buyer approximately £340 all-in including buyer's premium.

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