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Caroni1998 release70cl

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon

£580

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caroni, bottled in 1998. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £580, with the most recent sale at £580. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £580 (low) to £580 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon is £493–£667 15% around the latest sale).

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About Caroni

Caroni is a whisky distillery. Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Caroni rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Caroni
Bottled
1998
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£580

24-month median

£580

24-month high

£580

24-month low

£580

Estimated value · likely range

£493–£667 ±15%

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

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £580 in May 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£5801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon at auction?

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon 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 Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon?

The latest hammer price for Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon at auction is £580. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £580, with a high of £580 and a low of £580. 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 Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £580 to £580 (median £580).

Where can I sell Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon?

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon 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 £580 (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 Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon a good investment?

Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £580. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon?

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 £580, 24-month median £580 — 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 Caroni 1998 Employees Edition Dayanand ‘Yunkoo’ Balloon that hammers at £580 would cost the buyer approximately £731 all-in including buyer's premium.

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