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Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release

£1,100
▼ 31.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

32

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balvenie aged 16 years. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 28 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,138, with the most recent sale at £1,100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £310 (low) to £1,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release is £772–£1,428 (±30% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release is down 31.2%, with a 6-month trend of -21.4% (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 Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release is an age-stated bottling at 16 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release, 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
Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release
Age
16 years
Edition
Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,100

24-month median

£1,138

24-month high

£1,600

24-month low

£310

Estimated value · likely range

£772–£1,428 ±30%

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 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 21.4%vs 6 months ago
▼ 31.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£301£974£1,648Jan 14Feb 15Feb 16Sept 17Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1,1001
October 2020£1,6001
June 2020£1,3001
July 2019£1,1252
May 2019£1,1001
March 2019£1,3001
November 2018£1,4001
September 2018£1,1001
August 2018£1,1501
July 2018£1,3252
May 2018£1,4501
April 2018£1,3501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release at auction?

Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release 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 92% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release?

The latest hammer price for Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release at auction is £1,100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,138, with a high of £1,600 and a low of £310. 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 Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release changed in value over the past year?

Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release is down 31.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 21.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release?

Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd 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 £1,138 (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 Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release has moved down 31.2%, with a current median hammer price of £1,138. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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 Rose 16 Year Old 2nd 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 £1,100, 24-month median £1,138 — 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 Rose 16 Year Old 2nd Release that hammers at £1,100 would cost the buyer approximately £1,386 all-in including buyer's premium.

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