Largest Johnnie Walker Collection In The World Heads to Auction: 5 Rare Whisky Bottles to Know

A whisky collection can start innocently enough. In the case of Frans Op den Kamp, it began in 1999 with a $130 bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, bought on his way home from a business trip to New York. More than two decades later, that first whisky bottle has become the beginning of something considerably bigger: a collection spanning more than a century of Johnnie Walker history. This September, Whisky Auctioneer will bring the Johnnie Walker whisky collection to auction, with the sale running from September 11 to 21, 2026. It includes more than 1,600 full-size bottles, 600 miniatures and 1000 pieces of advertising and memorabilia, making it far more than a collection of old Scotch whisky sitting on shelves. The list includes Johnnie Walker 1805 Celebration Blend whisky, Johnnie Walker Signature Blend by Jenson Button, Johnnie Walker Old Highland Whisky and Johnnie Walker Blue Label whisky.

5 Rare Johnnie Walker Whisky Bottles to Know

From Scotch whisky bottles created for special occasions to pre-1968 releases and modern limited editions, these 5 show why this is such an unusual Johnnie Walker whisky collection.

Johnnie Walker 1805 Celebration Blend Whisky

Only 200 bottles of the Johnnie Walker 1805 Celebration Blend whisky were created, commemorating the 200th anniversary of John Walker's birth. They were gifted rather than released as an ordinary retail Scotch whisky, making surviving examples particularly intriguing for collectors.

Johnnie Walker Signature Blend by Jenson Button

With just 20 bottles produced, the Johnnie Walker Signature Blend by Jenson Button was created with former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button is one of the collection's more unusual modern treasures. The bottles were sold privately by invitation in Shanghai, giving this release an extra layer of exclusivity.

Johnnie Walker Black, Red and Swing Bottlings

More than 100 pre-1968 corked Johnnie Walker Black, Red and Swing bottlings are included in the collection. For collectors, these are fascinating because they capture the brand at different points in its evolution, long before today's familiar Johnnie Walker lineup became globally recognisable.

Johnnie Walker Old Highland Whisky Bottlings

The archive reaches back to early Old Highland Whisky, Special Old Highland Whisky and Extra Special Old Highland Whisky bottlings too. These provide a glimpse into Johnnie Walker's earlier identity and show just how much the brand's naming, presentation and packaging have changed over the decades.

Rare Johnnie Walker Blue Label Whisky Editions

The collection contains more than 280 Johnnie Walker Blue Label whisky bottles, alongside hundreds of Red and Black Label examples. Special editions and market-specific releases turn the bottles into pieces of pop culture and brand history, rather than simply different versions of the same Scotch whisky.

Johnnie Walker Bottlings: More Than a Whisky Auction

What makes the September Johnnie Walker auction so compelling is its completeness. Alongside the Johnnie Walker whisky bottles are more than 1000 advertisements and pieces of memorabilia, tracing the changing image of Johnnie Walker from the early 20th century to today.

For Op den Kamp, the Johnnie Walker collection represents more than 20 years of hunting, researching and learning. For the next owners, it offers something rather different: the chance to own a small piece of the history of a very famous whisky brand, one bottle at a time.