Whisky Auction Update: 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices of January

Whisky Auction Update: 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices of January

February 2, 2024 –––––– Jonny McCormick, , , ,

January auctions delivered a delicious mix-up of whiskey styles, with many rarities making the list for the first time. Some incredible antique bottles appeared at Sotheby’s sale of bourbon and rye in New York, as well as a 12-bottle case of private barrel Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year old distilled at Stitzel-Weller Distillery and bottled in 2007 for a restaurant in San Francisco. It fetched a hammer price of $130,000, valuing each bottle at $10,800. Aside from single bottles, Whisky Hammer drew a bid of $138,943 for a refill bourbon barrel of Springbank 1993 containing enough whisky for 149 bottles. With bourbon, rye, scotch, Irish, and Japanese whisky making the list, the 20 highest single-bottle hammer prices for January fetched a monthly total of $637,064.

January 2024 – 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices

Results converted to dollars using xe.com

Unicorn_Michters_25_rye.jpg20. Michter’s Straight Rye 25 year old Single Barrel
Sold on: January 1st at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer price: $20,000

Whisky-Auctioneer-Highland-Park-50-Year-Old-2020-Release_300_1.jpg19. Highland Park 50 year old 2020 Release
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $21,058

Irish-Whiskey-Auction-Midleton-Very-Rare-30-Anniv-Pearl-Edition_300.jpg18. Midleton Very Rare 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition
Sold on: January 2nd at Irish Whiskey Auctions
Hammer price: $21,914

whisky-Auctioneer-Glendronach-1971-50-Year-Old_300.jpg17. GlenDronach 1971 50 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $22,973

whisky-Auctioneer-Hanyu-1985-Ichiros-Malt-Card-9308-2nd-Ace-of-Spades_300.jpg16. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Ace of Spades Cask No. 9308
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $23,611

sothebys-Bakers-Pure-Rye_300.jpg15. Baker’s Pure Rye Whiskey
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $28,000

sothebys-Old-Rip-Van-Winkle-25-Year-Old-Decanter-1989_300.jpg14. Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year old
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $28,000

whisky-Auctioneer-Highland-Park-54-Year-Old_300.jpg13. Highland Park 54 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $28,079

sothebys-Charles-Bellows-Pure-Unblended-Rye_300.jpg12. Charles Bellows Pure Unblended Rye Whiskey
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $30,000

whisky-auction-Karuizawa-Noh-1971-41-year-old-Cask-1842_300.jpg11. Karuizawa Noh 1971 41 year old Cask No. 1842
Sold on: January 6th at Whiskyauction.com
Hammer price: $31,634

Whisky-Auctioneer-Hanyu-1985-Ichiros-Malt-Card-1024-The-Joker-Monochrome_300-0001.jpg10. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card The Joker Monochrome
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,907

Whisky-Auctioneer-Balvenie-1952-Single-Cask-50-Year-Old-191_300-0001.jpg9. Balvenie Cask 191 50 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,907

sothebys-LeNells-Red-Hook-Rye-23-Year-Old-Barrel-3_300.jpg8. LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 23 year old Barrel No.3
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $32,000

Whisky-AUctioneer-Macallan-1950-Exceptional-Cask-67-Year-Old_300.jpg7. Macallan Exceptional Cask 1950 67 year old
Sold on: January 1st at Grand Whisky Auction
Hammer price: $32,096

whisky-hammer-gordon-macphail-glen-grant-72-year-old.jpg6. Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1948 72 year old
Sold on: January 28th at Whisky Hammer
Hammer price: $33,349

5. Macallan The Red Collection 50 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $37,650

Unicorn-Auction-Willett-18-yo-single-barrel-1789b.jpg4. Willett Family Estate 18 year old Single Barrel Bourbon ‘1789b’ Barrel C49
Sold on: January 14th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer price: $41,300

Whisky-AUctioneer-Macallan-1950-Exceptional-Cask-67-Year-Old_300-0001.jpg3. Macallan Exceptional Cask 1950 67 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $41,479

Whisky-Hammer-Macallan-Red-Collection-78-year-old_300.jpg2. Macallan The Red Collection 78 year old
Sold on: January 2nd at Whisky Hammer
Hammer price: $53,051

Whisky-Auctioneer-Macallan-77-Year-Old-The-Red-Collection_300-0001.jpg1. Macallan The Red Collection 77 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $61,261

Each month, we publish the 20 highest hammer prices for single bottle of whisky. This table ranks the 20 brands by the sum of their 20-highest hammer price sales and shows the latest month’s results.

Brand

# of bottles in January

$ in January

# of bottles YTD

$ YTD

Macallan

5

$225,537

5

$225,537

Hanyu

2

$55,518

2

$55,518

Highland Park

2

$49,137

2

$49,137

Willett

1

$41,300

1

$41,300

Glen Grant

1

$33,349

1

$33,349

LeNell’s

1

$32,000

1

$32,000

Balvenie

1

$31,907

1

$31,907

Karuizawa

1

$31,634

1

$31,634

Charles Bellows

1

$30,000

1

$30,000

Van Winkle

1

$28,000

1

$28,000

Baker’s

1

$28,000

1

$28,000

Glendronach

1

$22,973

1

$22,973

Midleton

1

$21,914

1

$21,914

Michter’s

1

$20,000

1

$20,000