Whisky Auction Update July 7th, 2023: The 20 Highest Hammer Prices in June

June’s auction market spanned a broad range of age offerings, from a 12 year old to an 81 year old. While scotch took the five top spots in the rankings, there were big-ticket Japanese whiskies and bourbons as well. After several consecutive months of seeing the list’s combined value top $1 million, the total for June slumped to $795,036 and included the first lot sold for under $20,000 to make the list.

June 2023 – Top 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices

Results converted to dollars using xe.com

20. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series 2000 Three of Spades Cask No. 7000
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $19,899

19. Michter’s 20 year old Bourbon
Sold on: June 29^th at Bonhams Skinner
Hammer price: $20,000

18. Highland Park 50 year old First Release
Sold on: June 16^th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $20,000

17. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series 1988 Queen of Clubs Cask No. 7003
Sold on: June 5th 2023 at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $20,521

16. Karuizawa Ruby Geisha 34 year old Cask No. 3668
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $21,142

15. Macallan The Red Collection 40 year old
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $22,386

14. Macallan The Red Collection 40 year old
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $22,386

13. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series 1991 Nine of Clubs Cask No. 401
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $23,630

12. Smith’s Glenlivet 1883
Sold on: June 7^th at Christie’s
Hammer price: $24,896

11. Van Winkle Special Reserve 1967 20 year old
Sold on: June 16^th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $26,000

10. James McArthur & Co. Port Ellen 12 year old
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $27,983

9. Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Ultra Glenlivet 1943 70 year old
Sold on: June 16^th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $28,000

8. Karuizawa Platinum Geisha 40 year old Cask No. 1650
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,092

7. Karuizawa Vintage Cask 1967 Cask No. 6426
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $31,093

6. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series Two of Clubs Cask No. 9500
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $32,957

5. Bowmore 1969 50 year old
Sold on: June 25^th at Whisky Hammer
Hammer price: $37,502

4. Brora 40 year old
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $36,688

3. Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1948 72 year old
Sold on: June 29^th at Bonhams Skinner
Hammer price: $50,000

2. Bowmore Arc-52
Sold on: June 16^th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $75,000

1. Macallan The Reach 81 year old
Sold on: June 5th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $223,861

Year to Date Auction Values By Whisky Brand

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