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William Larue Weller2016 release70cl

William Larue Weller 2016 Release

£800
▼ 23.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

82

Houses

1

Last sold

471 days ago

William Larue Weller 2016 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from William Larue Weller, bottled in 2016. Based on 82 recorded auction lots across 39 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £460, with the most recent sale at £800. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £290 (low) to £1,200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for William Larue Weller 2016 Release is £480–£1,120 (±40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, William Larue Weller 2016 Release is down 23.8%, with a 6-month trend of -5.9% (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 William Larue Weller

William Larue Weller is a whisky distillery. William Larue Weller 2016 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as William Larue Weller 2016 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
William Larue Weller
Expression
2016 Release
Bottled
2016
Edition
William Larue Weller 2016 Release 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£800

24-month median

£460

24-month high

£1,200

24-month low

£290

Estimated value · likely range

£480–£1,120 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

471 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 5.9%vs 6 months ago
▼ 23.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£281£759£1,236Jan 17Nov 18Jul 19Oct 20Apr 23Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£8001
November 2023£1,1002
April 2023£1,2001
April 2021£1,1002
March 2021£1,0752
January 2021£9002
December 2020£8503
November 2020£9002
October 2020£1,0001
September 2020£1,0002
August 2020£1,0501
July 2020£1,1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is William Larue Weller 2016 Release at auction?

William Larue Weller 2016 Release appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of William Larue Weller 2016 Release?

The latest hammer price for William Larue Weller 2016 Release at auction is £800. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £460, with a high of £1,200 and a low of £290. 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 William Larue Weller 2016 Release changed in value over the past year?

William Larue Weller 2016 Release is down 23.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell William Larue Weller 2016 Release?

William Larue Weller 2016 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 £460 (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 William Larue Weller 2016 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months William Larue Weller 2016 Release has moved down 23.8%, with a current median hammer price of £460. The bottle has been observed at auction across 82 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 William Larue Weller 2016 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 £800, 24-month median £460 — 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 William Larue Weller 2016 Release that hammers at £800 would cost the buyer approximately £1,008 all-in including buyer's premium.

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