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Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition

£110
50%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 30 lots a year

Auction lots

37

Houses

2

Last sold

29 days ago

Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Chivas aged 21 years. Based on 37 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition is £97–£123 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition is down 50%, with a 6-month trend of -15.4% (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 Chivas

Chivas is a whisky distillery. Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

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
Chivas
Age
21 years
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£97–£123 ±12%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

30 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

329% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

29 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£140

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions21£110£130
Whisky Hammer4£150£163
15.4%vs 6 months ago
50%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£167£227May 25Jul 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Jun 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1101
July 2026£1203
June 2026£1301
March 2026£1802
February 2026£2003
January 2026£1602
December 2025£1302
November 2025£1202
October 2025£1276
September 2025£1258
July 2025£1601
June 2025£1651

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition at auction?

Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition appeared in 30 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 329% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 2% 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 Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition?

The latest hammer price for Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £220 and a low of £110. 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 Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition changed in value over the past year?

Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition is down 50% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition?

Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition 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 £130 (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 Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition has moved down 50%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 37 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 Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition?

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 £110, 24-month median £130 — 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 Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Rio De Janeiro Polo Edition that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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