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Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl

£440
37.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

79

Houses

1

Last sold

244 days ago

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Van Winkle Special aged 12 years. Based on 79 recorded auction lots across 35 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £570, with the most recent sale at £440. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £413 (low) to £1,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl is £368–£512 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl is down 37.1%, with a 6-month trend of -21.4% (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 Van Winkle Special

Van Winkle Special is a whisky distillery. Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Age
12 years
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£440

24-month median

£570

24-month high

£1,000

24-month low

£413

Estimated value · likely range

£368–£512 ±16%

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

244 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

21.4%vs 6 months ago
37.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£401£715£1,030Jan 21Jun 21Jan 22Jun 22Nov 22Apr 23Feb 24Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£4402
May 2024£5201
April 2024£4601
March 2024£5001
February 2024£6001
January 2024£5273
August 2023£5601
June 2023£5273
May 2023£5201
April 2023£6105
March 2023£5702
February 2023£7252

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl at auction?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl 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 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl at auction is £440. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £570, with a high of £1,000 and a low of £413. 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 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl is down 37.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 21.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl?

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl 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 £570 (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 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl has moved down 37.1%, with a current median hammer price of £570. The bottle has been observed at auction across 79 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 Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot 'B' 12 Year Old Bourbon 75cl?

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 £440, 24-month median £570 — 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 75cl that hammers at £440 would cost the buyer approximately £554 all-in including buyer's premium.

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