July’s mixed 20-highest hammer costs totaled $400,321; the bottom month-to-month complete of the 12 months thus far, in purely numerical phrases. Nevertheless, the listing was wealthy with attention-grabbing bottles, particularly these promoting for hammer costs between $10,000 and $15,000. No single model or type dominated proceedings; Dalmore Constellation Assortment 1964 46 12 months outdated was the best profitable bid, Macallan, Bowmore, and Willett every had three bottles on the listing, and three Japanese whiskies from three separate distilleries secured locations. Amongst different whiskies, Fettercairn, Heaven Hill, A.H. Hirsch, and WhistlePig all made their first look of the 12 months.
When the market is hopping, bottle gross sales typically have to be at the least $20,000 to make the listing, and gross sales of uncommon personal barrel picks from Willett, classics like Black Bowmore, and trendy collectibles reminiscent of WhistlePig The Boss Hog usually hover just under that. There have been fewer spectacularly uncommon bottles on July’s listing in comparison with most months as some public sale homes took a summer time break and different bottles didn’t promote. The very best-value tons left unsold included a bottle of Macallan in Lalique 50 12 months outdated at Whisky.Public sale (regardless of bids exceeding $100,000) and a trio of Macallan The Purple Assortment 71, 74, and 78 12 months outdated at Simply Whisky (bidding reached over $120,000).
The primary week of August will see attention-grabbing auctions at Whisky Auctioneer and Sotheby’s, New York. Whisky Auctioneer has Macallan The Purple Assortment 50 12 months outdated, and a number of Geisha bottlings of Karuizawa together with Platinum, Golden, Aika, and Ruby.
On the block at Sotheby’s are 312 tons together with the newly launched bottles of I.W. Harper 34 12 months outdated, Macallan in Lalique 65 12 months outdated, and a 10-bottle lot comprising the WhistlePig The Boss Hog I-X Assortment.
The motion will proceed all through the second half of the 12 months, with highlights together with The Distillers One in every of One public sale at Sotheby’s, Edinburgh, in October, and Gordon & MacPhail’s try to retake the world document for the oldest bottle of whisky ever offered at public sale at Christie’s, New York, in November.
July 2025’s 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Costs
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20. Yamazaki Age Unknown 1989 Launch
Bought on: July 27th at Australian Whisky Auctions
Hammer worth: $11,177
19. A.H. Hirsch 17 12 months outdated Reserve
Bought on: July 14th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $11,300
18. Karuizawa Aika Geisha 29 12 months outdated Cask No. 8897
Bought on: July 27th at Whisky Hammer
Hammer worth: $11,352
17. Macallan Choose Reserve 1946 52 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 27th at Whisky Hammer
Hammer worth: $11,622
16. Black Bowmore 1964 Ultimate Version 1995 Launch
Bought on: July 22nd at Whisky.Public sale
Hammer worth: $11,897
15. Fettercairn 50 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer worth: $12,545
14. WhistlePig The Boss Hog 1st Version Rye
Bought on: July 28th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,100
13. Willett Household Property 18 12 months outdated Bourbon Non-public Barrel (No. 1789b)
Bought on: July 21st at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,300
12. Macallan The Purple Assortment 40 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 21st at Simply Whisky
Hammer worth: $13,361
11. WhistlePig The Boss Hog 1st Version Rye
Bought on: July 28th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,700
10. Willett Household Property 21 12 months outdated Bourbon Non-public Barrel “The Wheated Warrior”
Bought on: July 21st at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,700
9. Michter’s 20 12 months outdated Single Barrel Bourbon 2012 Launch
Bought on: July 28th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,800
8. William Heavenhill Signature 2012 Launch
Bought on: July 21st at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $13,900
7. Gold Bowmore 1964 44 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 13th at Scotch Whisky Auctions
Hammer worth: $14,207
6. Willett Household Property 22 12 months outdated Rye “Doug’s Inexperienced Ink”
Bought on: July 7th at Unicorn Auctions
Hammer worth: $15,000
5. Bowmore Premier Vary 1967 40 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer worth: $17,045
4. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Sequence 1985 Monochrome Joker
Bought on: July 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer worth: $19,773
3. Brora 1972 40 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 22nd at Whisky.Public sale
Hammer worth: $26,362
2. Macallan in Lalique 62 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer worth: $47,727
1. Dalmore Constellation Assortment 1964 46 12 months outdated
Bought on: July 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer worth: $95,453
Every month, we publish the 20-highest hammer costs for single bottles of whisky. This desk ranks the 20 manufacturers by the sum of their 20-highest hammer worth gross sales and exhibits the newest month’s outcomes.
|
Model |
# of bottles in July |
$ in July |
# of bottles YTD |
$ YTD |
|
Macallan |
3 |
$72,710 |
64 |
$2,781,430 |
|
Bowmore |
3 |
$43,149 |
12 |
$401,215 |
|
Van Winkle |
0 |
0 |
8 |
$289,000 |
|
Hanyu |
1 |
$19,773 |
5 |
$283,625 |
|
Karuizawa |
1 |
$11,352 |
10 |
$239,917 |
|
Yamazaki |
1 |
$11,177 |
2 |
$211,177 |
|
LeNell’s |
0 |
0 |
6 |
$176,500 |
|
Dalmore |
1 |
$95,453 |
3 |
$169,674 |
|
Hibiki |
0 |
0 |
6 |
$162,085 |
|
Port Ellen |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$100,382 |
|
Glenfiddich |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$75,202 |
|
Willett |
3 |
$42,000 |
4 |
$61,500 |
|
Brora |
1 |
$26,362 |
2 |
$51,946 |
|
The Singleton |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$40,185 |
|
Michter’s |
1 |
$13,800 |
2 |
$30,400 |
|
Glenlivet |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$30,304 |
|
WhistlePig |
2 |
$26,800 |
2 |
$26,800 |
|
Midleton |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$19,961 |
|
Laphroaig |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$19,728 |
|
Highland Park |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$19,191 |
|
Ardbeg |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$19,092 |
|
Heaven Hill |
1 |
$13,900 |
1 |
$13,900 |
|
Fettercairn |
1 |
$12,545 |
1 |
$12,545 |
|
A.H. Hirsch |
1 |
$11,300 |
1 |
$11,300 |
