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Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463

£180
▼ 30.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

534 days ago

Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balblair. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 26 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £143 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 is £147–£213 (±18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 is down 30.8%, with a 6-month trend of -21.7% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Balblair

Balblair is a whisky distillery. Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Balblair
Expression
1990 Single Cask #1463
Vintage
1990
Edition
Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£143

Estimated value · likely range

£147–£213 ±18%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

534 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 21.7%vs 6 months ago
▼ 30.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£138£234£330Sept 16Feb 18Mar 20Jul 21Oct 22Dec 24

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2025£1801
December 2024£2101
June 2024£2101
December 2023£2201
January 2023£3001
October 2022£2201
April 2022£2301
March 2022£1901
February 2022£1801
July 2021£1601
April 2021£1901
December 2020£2001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 at auction?

Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463?

The latest hammer price for Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £320 and a low of £143. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 changed in value over the past year?

Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 is down 30.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 21.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463?

Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £210 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 has moved down 30.8%, with a current median hammer price of £210. The bottle has been observed at auction across 30 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £180, 24-month median £210 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Balblair 1990 Single Cask #1463 that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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