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Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1

£360
12.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

44

Houses

1

Last sold

271 days ago

Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balvenie aged 9 years. Based on 44 recorded auction lots across 32 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £500, with the most recent sale at £360. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £347 (low) to £800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 is £302–£419 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 is down 12.2%, with a 6-month trend of -55% (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 Balvenie

Balvenie is a whisky distillery. Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 is an age-stated bottling at 9 years old, distilled in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2005), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as compendiumdcsseq1, 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
Age
9 years
Vintage
2005
Edition
Dcs Compendium
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£360

24-month median

£500

24-month high

£800

24-month low

£347

Estimated value · likely range

£302–£419 ±16%

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

271 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

55%vs 6 months ago
12.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£336£580£824Oct 16May 18Apr 19Sept 20Dec 21Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£3601
June 2025£4401
November 2024£8001
July 2024£4601
April 2024£5001
November 2022£4601
December 2021£8001
July 2021£6001
May 2021£4001
December 2020£6001
October 2020£8001
September 2020£6501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 at auction?

Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 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 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1?

The latest hammer price for Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 at auction is £360. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £500, with a high of £800 and a low of £347. 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 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 changed in value over the past year?

Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 is down 12.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 55%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1?

Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 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 £500 (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 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 has moved down 12.2%, with a current median hammer price of £500. The bottle has been observed at auction across 44 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 Balvenie 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1?

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 £360, 24-month median £500 — 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 2005 9 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 1 that hammers at £360 would cost the buyer approximately £454 all-in including buyer's premium.

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