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Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter

£58

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

9 days ago

Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ballantine’s aged 21 years. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £60, with the most recent sale at £58. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £85 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter is £53–£62 8% around the latest sale).

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About Ballantine’s

Ballantine’s is a whisky distillery. Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Ballantine’s
Age
21 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£58

24-month median

£60

24-month high

£85

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£53–£62 ±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

83% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

9 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

4.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£68£88Dec 24Aug 25Nov 25Apr 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£582
May 2026£601
April 2026£852
January 2026£652
December 2025£552
November 2025£502
August 2025£602
December 2024£654

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter at auction?

Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter 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 83% on the previous year. 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 Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter?

The latest hammer price for Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter at auction is £58. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £60, with a high of £85 and a low of £50. 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 Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £50 to £85 (median £60).

Where can I sell Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter?

Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter 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 £60 (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 Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter a good investment?

Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter has appeared in 17 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £60. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter?

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 £58, 24-month median £60 — 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 Ballantine’s 21 Year Old Decanter that hammers at £58 would cost the buyer approximately £72 all-in including buyer's premium.

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