How Michter's 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
- #73Regularly tradedof 178 distilleries by lots sold
- Bids per lot
- 19.6Average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
- Median hammer price
- £140.00average £275.43, pulled up by the top lots
- Independent bottlings
- 24%of lots (913), the rest official bottlings (2,847)Median hammer: official £140.00, independent £152.00
Highest hammer prices| Bottle | Sold | Hammer |
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| Michter's 25 Year Old Single Barrel Rye 2012 | 2023 | £22,500.00 |
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| Michter's Celebration Sour Mash 2016 | 2022 | £15,600.00 |
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| Michter's 20 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon 2013 | 2023 | £10,100.00 |
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Most often sold| Bottle | Lots | Median |
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| Michter's 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon | 200 | £160.00 |
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| Michter's Toasted Barrel Finish Kentucky Straight Rye 2020 | 148 | £160.00 |
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| Michter's Toasted Barrel Finish Straight Bourbon | 133 | £150.00 |
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Top independent bottlers| Bottler | Lots | Median |
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| Chatham Imports | 911 | £152.00 |
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| Berry Bros & Rudd | 1 | £170.00 |
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| Morandell International GmbH | 1 | £160.00 |
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Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.
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.