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Waterford2016 release70cl

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1

£45
10%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

98

Houses

1

Last sold

85 days ago

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Waterford, bottled in 2016. Based on 98 recorded auction lots across 31 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £100, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £460 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 is £27–£63 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 is down 10%, with a 6-month trend of +12.5% (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 Waterford

Waterford is a whisky distillery. Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 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 Waterford 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
Waterford
Bottled
2016
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£100

24-month high

£460

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£27–£63 ±40%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

85 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
10%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£254£474Aug 20Feb 22Apr 23Jun 24Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£451
April 2026£451
March 2026£352
January 2026£452
November 2024£434
June 2024£452
April 2024£404
December 2023£352
November 2023£452
August 2023£502
April 2023£652
November 2022£552

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 at auction?

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1?

The latest hammer price for Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £100, with a high of £460 and a low of £35. 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 Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 changed in value over the past year?

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 is down 10% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1?

Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 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 £100 (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 Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 has moved down 10%, with a current median hammer price of £100. The bottle has been observed at auction across 98 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 Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1?

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 £45, 24-month median £100 — 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 Waterford 2016 Ratheadon Edition 1.1 that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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