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Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838

£220

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

354 days ago

Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balvenie aged 21 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £233, with the most recent sale at £220. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 is £202–£238 8% around the latest sale).

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About Balvenie

Balvenie is a whisky distillery. Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1999.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1999), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838, 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
Balvenie
Expression
1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838
Age
21 years
Vintage
1999
Edition
Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£220

24-month median

£233

24-month high

£260

24-month low

£190

Estimated value · likely range

£202–£238 ±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

354 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£184£226£268Dec 22Dec 23Feb 25Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£2201
February 2025£1901
December 2023£2601
December 2022£2452

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 at auction?

Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838?

The latest hammer price for Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 at auction is £220. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £233, with a high of £260 and a low of £190. 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 Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £190 to £260 (median £233).

Where can I sell Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838?

Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 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 £233 (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 Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 a good investment?

Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £233. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838?

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 £220, 24-month median £233 — 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 Balvenie 1999 21 Year Old Single Barrel #3838 that hammers at £220 would cost the buyer approximately £277 all-in including buyer's premium.

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