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
20. Michter’s Straight Rye 25 year old Single Barrel
Sold on: January 1st at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer price: $20,000
19. Highland Park 50 year old 2020 Release
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $21,058
18. Midleton Very Rare 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition
Sold on: January 2nd at Irish Whiskey Auctions
Hammer price: $21,914
17. GlenDronach 1971 50 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $22,973
16. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Ace of Spades Cask No. 9308
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $23,611
15. Baker’s Pure Rye Whiskey
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $28,000
14. Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year old
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $28,000
13. Highland Park 54 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $28,079
12. Charles Bellows Pure Unblended Rye Whiskey
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $30,000
11. Karuizawa Noh 1971 41 year old Cask No. 1842
Sold on: January 6th at Whiskyauction.com
Hammer price: $31,634
10. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card The Joker Monochrome
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,907
9. Balvenie Cask 191 50 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,907
8. LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 23 year old Barrel No.3
Sold on: January 20th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $32,000
7. Macallan Exceptional Cask 1950 67 year old
Sold on: January 1st at Grand Whisky Auction
Hammer price: $32,096
6. 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
4. Willett Family Estate 18 year old Single Barrel Bourbon ‘1789b’ Barrel C49
Sold on: January 14th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer price: $41,300
3. Macallan Exceptional Cask 1950 67 year old
Sold on: January 8th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $41,479
2. Macallan The Red Collection 78 year old
Sold on: January 2nd at Whisky Hammer
Hammer price: $53,051
1. 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 |
