A bottle of Dalmore Constellation Assortment 1964 46 12 months previous bought for a document hammer worth of $95,453 at Whisky Auctioneer this month. That is the oldest classic launch within the sequence, and the sale set a brand new document for the very best worth paid for a single bottle from the gathering, in addition to changing into the very best hammer worth paid for a bottle of Dalmore this 12 months. The Dalmore Constellation Assortment was launched in 2012 and consists of 21 vintages from 1964 to 1992. A full set of the Dalmore Constellation Assortment, every bottle signed by grasp distiller Richard Paterson, first bought at public sale in 2022 at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, attaining a hammer worth of $445,868.
WVA Whisky Auctions had three totally different Glenfarclas Pagoda releases on the block, every distilled within the early Nineteen Fifties and bottled at over 60 years previous, however none of them reached the reserve worth. This sequence helped Glenfarclas to position six bottles within the 20-highest hammer costs of the month in 2024, however the model has but to make our month-to-month lists in 2025.
Gold Bowmore 1964 44 12 months previous led the bidding at Scotch Whisky Auctions this month, with a hammer worth of $14,207. With no whiskies being auctioned by Sotheby’s till August, and by Bonhams till September, a broad mixture of manufacturers will be anticipated to look within the 20-highest hammer tariffs going ahead.
Whisky Auctioneer June 2025 Public sale
Public sale ended July 7th 
Unicorn Auctions – July 2025 Spirits
Public sale ended July 7th
WVA Whisky Auctions July 2025 Public sale
Public sale ended July 10th 
Lot of the Week
Compass Field Scot-Free
Offered at: Scotch Whisky Auctions, July 13th 2025
Hammer Worth: $7,577
Compass Field made 61 bottles of this expression, the primary English vatted malt, and gave them away at no cost by way of a web-based poll on St George’s Day, April 23rd, this 12 months. Lead whisky maker Samuel Travers included single malt whisky from six English distilleries: White Peak, Spirit of Yorkshire, East London Liquor Co., Cotswolds, The English Distillery, and Copper Rivet Distillery. The variety of bottles created mirrored the variety of lively whisky distilleries in England on the time of launch. Stealthily, the bidding moved this bottle as much as the third-highest bid on the 169th sale at Scotch Whisky Auctions, with a hammer worth that’s not solely one of many highest paid for a bottle of English whisky, but additionally one of many highest paid for a bottle of Compass Field whisky.
The explanation for the bottling was to indicate help for the English Whisky Guild’s software for Geographical Indication (GI) standing for the class. That is at present into account by the UK authorities following a three-month session interval; notably, the Scotch Whisky Affiliation (SWA) opposed a selected level in regards to the proposal. The English definition of single malt specifies that the whisky is just distilled at a single distillery, however the mashing and fermenting will be performed elsewhere. The SWA argues this undermines the which means of the time period single malt for whiskies made in the remainder of the UK, and will harm the fame of scotch.
Compass Field has had beef with the SWA for 20 years; the controversy between the SWA and Compass Field founder John Glaser over the unique model of Spice Tree in 2005, his opposition to the substitute of the time period vatted with blended malt or grain in 2011, and his marketing campaign for higher transparency round blends in 2016 helped Compass Field to place themselves because the underdog in a succession of David vs Goliath battles. From the identify “Scot-Free,” the return of the time period “vatted” to a Compass Field label, and the rear label which takes a swipe at unnamed “rule makers” stifling progress, this newly minted collectible reveals that the post-Glaser Compass Field has not forgotten its origins as a firebrand and nonetheless possesses a maverick streak.
Upcoming Auctions:
July 22nd, Whisky.Public sale: The following Whisky & Spirits sale features a bottle of Macallan in Lalique 50 12 months previous and a 12 bottle case of Sherriff’s Bowmore 8 12 months previous from the Nineteen Seventies.
August 7th, Sotheby’s, New York: Bidding on the Whisky & Whiskey sale opens on-line on July 24th.
