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Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1

£750
16.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Balvenie. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £985, with the most recent sale at £750. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £740 (low) to £1,350 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 is £682–£818 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 is down 16.7%, with a 6-month trend of -42.3% (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 Tun 1858 Batch #1 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 1858seq1tun, 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
Edition
Tun 1858
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£750

24-month median

£985

24-month high

£1,350

24-month low

£740

Estimated value · likely range

£682–£818 ±9%

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

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

42.3%vs 6 months ago
16.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£718£1,054£1,391Nov 13Nov 14Aug 16Nov 19Apr 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£7501
January 2024£9501
December 2023£7501
May 2023£9501
April 2023£1,1501
February 2021£1,3001
June 2020£1,3001
November 2019£9252
March 2019£1,3252
March 2018£8953
February 2018£8601
January 2018£9852

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 at auction?

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1?

The latest hammer price for Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 at auction is £750. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £985, with a high of £1,350 and a low of £740. 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 Tun 1858 Batch #1 changed in value over the past year?

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 is down 16.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 42.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1?

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #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 £985 (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 Tun 1858 Batch #1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1 has moved down 16.7%, with a current median hammer price of £985. The bottle has been observed at auction across 30 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 Tun 1858 Batch #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 £750, 24-month median £985 — 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 Tun 1858 Batch #1 that hammers at £750 would cost the buyer approximately £945 all-in including buyer's premium.

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