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Balblair1999 release70cl

Balblair 1999 3rd Release

£80
3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

86

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Balblair 1999 3rd Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balblair, bottled in 1999. Based on 86 recorded auction lots across 33 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £77, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balblair 1999 3rd Release is £64–£96 20% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balblair 1999 3rd Release is down 3%, with a 6-month trend of -27.3% (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 1999 3rd Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1999.

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
1999
Edition
3rd
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£77

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£64–£96 ±20%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

27.3%vs 6 months ago
3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£53£83£113May 18Jun 19Sept 20Feb 22Mar 24Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£802
October 2025£752
March 2024£852
September 2023£852
March 2023£952
November 2022£952
October 2022£1102
February 2022£1102
November 2021£1002
October 2021£776
June 2021£752
April 2021£1102

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balblair 1999 3rd Release at auction?

Balblair 1999 3rd Release appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 22% 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 1999 3rd Release?

The latest hammer price for Balblair 1999 3rd Release at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £77, with a high of £110 and a low of £55. 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 1999 3rd Release changed in value over the past year?

Balblair 1999 3rd Release is down 3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 27.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balblair 1999 3rd Release?

Balblair 1999 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 £77 (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 1999 3rd Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balblair 1999 3rd Release has moved down 3%, with a current median hammer price of £77. The bottle has been observed at auction across 86 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 1999 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 £80, 24-month median £77 — 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 1999 3rd Release that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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