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The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2

£210
31.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 20 lots a year

Auction lots

69

Houses

2

Last sold

today

The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Lakes. Based on 69 recorded auction lots across 39 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £123 (low) to £365 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is £162–£258 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is up 31.3%, with a 6-month trend of -26.3% (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 Lakes

Lakes is a whisky distillery. The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Lakes rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Lakes
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£365

24-month low

£123

Estimated value · likely range

£162–£258 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

20 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

35% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

today

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions

Cross-house median

£210

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
Whisky Hammer32£190£228
Scotch Whisky Auctions24£210£170
26.3%vs 6 months ago
31.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£119£247£376Oct 21Jul 22Apr 23Oct 24Apr 25Oct 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£2101
August 2026£1402
July 2026£1234
April 2026£1901
March 2026£1301
January 2026£1503
December 2025£2851
November 2025£1303
October 2025£1703
September 2025£2501
August 2025£2102
July 2025£1901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 at auction?

The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 appeared in 20 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 35% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2?

The latest hammer price for The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £365 and a low of £123. 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 The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 changed in value over the past year?

The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 is up 31.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 26.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2?

The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 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 £220 (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 The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 has moved up 31.3%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 69 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 The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2?

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 £210, 24-month median £220 — 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 The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.2 that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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