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Van Winkle Special2022 release70cl

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release

£400

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

1

Last sold

34 days ago

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Van Winkle Special aged 12 years, bottled in 2022. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £430, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £400 (low) to £460 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release is £368–£432 8% around the latest sale).

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About Van Winkle Special

Van Winkle Special is a whisky distillery. Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old, released in 2022.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release 75cl, 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
Van Winkle Special
Expression
Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release
Age
12 years
Bottled
2022
Edition
Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£430

24-month high

£460

24-month low

£400

Estimated value · likely range

£368–£432 ±8%

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

34 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£388£431£474Dec 24May 25Oct 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4001
October 2025£4401
May 2025£4601
December 2024£4201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release at auction?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 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 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release?

The latest hammer price for Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £430, with a high of £460 and a low of £400. 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 Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £400 to £460 (median £430).

Where can I sell Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 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 £430 (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 Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release a good investment?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £430. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 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 £400, 24-month median £430 — 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 Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot ‘B’ 12 Year Old Bourbon 2022 Release that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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