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Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl

£220
18.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

44

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Chivas aged 32 years. Based on 44 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £271, with the most recent sale at £220. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £210 (low) to £450 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl is £199–£241 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl is down 18.5%, 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 Chivas

Chivas is a whisky distillery. Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl is an age-stated bottling at 32 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 32-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
32 years
Bottle size
500ml

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Latest sale

£220

24-month median

£271

24-month high

£450

24-month low

£210

Estimated value · likely range

£199–£241 ±10%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

15 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£270

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 Auctions38£220£275
Whisky Hammer1£200£200
21.4%vs 6 months ago
18.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£204£334£464Jan 17Apr 22Jun 23Dec 24Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2201
June 2026£2724
April 2026£2201
March 2026£2802
February 2026£3402
January 2026£3202
December 2025£2802
December 2024£2302
December 2023£2502
August 2023£2402
June 2023£2802
December 2022£2302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl at auction?

Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl appeared in 15 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl at auction is £220. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £271, with a high of £450 and a low of £210. 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 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl changed in value over the past year?

Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl is down 18.5% 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 Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl?

Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl 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 £271 (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 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl has moved down 18.5%, with a current median hammer price of £271. 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 Chivas Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl?

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 £220, 24-month median £271 — 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 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl that hammers at £220 would cost the buyer approximately £277 all-in including buyer's premium.

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