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Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2

£55
26.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

40

Houses

1

Last sold

153 days ago

Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Waterford Ratheadon. Based on 40 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £55. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £30 (low) to £75 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 is £45–£65 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 is down 26.7%, with a 6-month trend of +57.1% (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 Ratheadon

Waterford Ratheadon is a whisky distillery. Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 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 Waterford Ratheadon 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 Ratheadon
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£55

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£75

24-month low

£30

Estimated value · likely range

£45–£65 ±18%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

153 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

57.1%vs 6 months ago
26.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£29£53£77Dec 20Jun 22Mar 23May 24Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£552
February 2026£352
January 2026£402
October 2024£302
May 2024£302
October 2023£352
March 2023£352
July 2022£302
June 2022£402
October 2021£402
August 2021£401
July 2021£437

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 at auction?

Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 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 puts it in the top 14% 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 Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2?

The latest hammer price for Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 at auction is £55. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £75 and a low of £30. 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 Ratheadon Edition 1.2 changed in value over the past year?

Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 is down 26.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 57.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2?

Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 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 £40 (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 Ratheadon Edition 1.2 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Waterford Ratheadon Edition 1.2 has moved down 26.7%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 40 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 Ratheadon Edition 1.2?

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 £55, 24-month median £40 — 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 Ratheadon Edition 1.2 that hammers at £55 would cost the buyer approximately £69 all-in including buyer's premium.

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