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Balblair 2001 1L

£65

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

3

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Balblair 2001 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balblair. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £65, with the most recent sale at £65. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £65 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balblair 2001 1L is £60–£70 8% around the latest sale).

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About Balblair

Balblair is a whisky distillery. Balblair 2001 1L is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2001.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2001), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1000ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Vintage
2001
Bottle size
1000ml

Latest sale

£65

24-month median

£65

24-month high

£65

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£60–£70 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£53£60£67Aug 16Nov 19Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£651
November 2019£651
August 2016£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balblair 2001 1L at auction?

Balblair 2001 1L appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 2001 1L?

The latest hammer price for Balblair 2001 1L at auction is £65. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £65, with a high of £65 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 2001 1L changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Balblair 2001 1L, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £55 to £65 (median £65).

Where can I sell Balblair 2001 1L?

Balblair 2001 1L 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 £65 (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 2001 1L a good investment?

Balblair 2001 1L has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £65. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Balblair 2001 1L?

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 £65, 24-month median £65 — 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 2001 1L that hammers at £65 would cost the buyer approximately £82 all-in including buyer's premium.

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