How Benrinnes bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.
- Trading volume
- #63Regularly tradedof 181 distilleries by lots sold
- Bids per lot
- 14.8Below-average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
- Median hammer price
- £75.00average £124.84, pulled up by the top lots
- Independent bottlings
- 72%Mostly independent bottlingsof lots (3,392), the rest official bottlings (1,318)Median hammer: official £80.00, independent £75.00
Highest hammer prices| Bottle | Sold | Hammer |
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| SMWS 36.25 Benrinnes 1971 32 Year Old | 2020 | £1,700.00 |
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| Benrinnes 1978 Private Collection | 2022 | £1,600.00 |
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| Benrinnes 1962 22 Year Old Cadenhead's 75cl | 2024 | £1,600.00 |
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Most often sold| Bottle | Lots | Median |
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| Benrinnes Flora & Fauna 15 Year Old | 524 | £50.00 |
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| Benrinnes 1997 The Maltman 18 Year Old | 140 | £60.00 |
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| Benrinnes Cask Series 015 10 Year Old | 94 | £25.00 |
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Top independent bottlers| Bottler | Lots | Median |
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| Cadenhead | 689 | £75.00 |
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| Scotch Malt Whisky Society | 612 | £80.00 |
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| Adelphi | 284 | £130.00 |
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Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.
Independent bottlings make up most of the Benrinnes lots here; our study of the workhorse malts and independent bottlers looks at where that happens and whether those bottlings cost more. Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.