Category: Auction

After the Macallan bonanza which was last month’s sale, it was good to see the upper end of our latest auction populated by a wider variety of rarities and legendary bottlings. Certainly, legendary, is a word that applies to the front-runner: the Dalmore 50-year-old which...

If last night’s sale proved anything it is that, for the right bottles, Macallan is still the unassailable king at auction. The first edition Lalique 50-year-old finished up at a whopping £65,210. There’s been a lot of chatter about the charity sale of the full...

Whisky-Online Auctions made our first ever official appearance at a whisky festival recently, with a stand at the inaugural Old & Rare Whisky Show in Glasgow.  The show took place in the city’s Grand Central Hotel, which has recently undergone an extremely painstaking...

One of the continuing trends in last night’s auction was the new trading levels of older, high-end Macallans. The Fine & Rare series continues to strengthen at auction with results of £10,600 and £8200 for the 1965 and 1971 respectively. Similarly the 1938...

Another month and yet again the prices are still flying high. A weak pound is good for UK sellers but frustrating for those of us trying to buy. Whether this current upward trend will continue or maintain itself is yet to be seen. But if there is a re-balancing against the Euro...

There are apparently 12 days of Christmas and none are in November. But preparation is often the key to success so, for those of us entangled in the murky but exciting world of whisky auctioneering, it’s time to start thinking about the festive season. Quite specifically:...

Last night saw another impressive slew of results and the continuation of the effects of a weak pound as buyers gatecrash the UK auction scene looking to scoop up bargains. The irony being there were very few bargains to be had at all. First up we find ourselves talking –...

Our latest sale featured some exceptional results and continues what has been a remarkable couple of months for whisky at auction. There has been much speculation as to what is causing this: a weakened post Brexit pound; the fact that these are usually some of the most affluent...

Our latest auction was very much one of market consistency and the firming up of current price trends for certain whiskies. The highest achieving bottle – the Bowmore 1955 40 year old – however was an interesting one in that it was a comfortable and impressive new...

Here at Whisky-Online Auctions we are the top achieving auction house for record prices when it comes to old, rare and antique bottles. Our new 5% sellers commission structure now makes it even easier and more profitable for sellers to capitalise on our ability to achieve these...