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Balblair1991 release70cl

Balblair 1991 3rd Release

£150
28.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

175

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Balblair 1991 3rd Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balblair, bottled in 1991. Based on 175 recorded auction lots across 48 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balblair 1991 3rd Release is £138–£162 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balblair 1991 3rd Release is down 28.6%, with a 6-month trend of -6.2% (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 1991 3rd Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1991.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 3rd, 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
Bottled
1991
Edition
3rd
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£138–£162 ±8%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

10% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£140

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions95£150£140
Whisky Hammer9£110£140
6.2%vs 6 months ago
28.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£162£216Apr 19Jun 20May 21Feb 22Dec 22Oct 24Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1501
March 2026£1402
December 2025£1202
October 2025£1602
July 2025£2102
March 2025£1502
February 2025£1602
October 2024£1702
May 2024£1402
April 2024£1502
November 2023£1402
October 2023£1458

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balblair 1991 3rd Release at auction?

Balblair 1991 3rd Release appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 10% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Balblair 1991 3rd Release?

The latest hammer price for Balblair 1991 3rd Release at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £210 and a low of £110. 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 1991 3rd Release changed in value over the past year?

Balblair 1991 3rd Release is down 28.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 6.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balblair 1991 3rd Release?

Balblair 1991 3rd Release 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 £140 (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 1991 3rd Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balblair 1991 3rd Release has moved down 28.6%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 175 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 1991 3rd Release?

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 £150, 24-month median £140 — 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 1991 3rd Release that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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