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Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition

£80
100%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

21

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dalwhinnie. Based on 21 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £45, with the most recent sale at £80. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £25 (low) to £80 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition is £70–£90 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition is up 100%, with a 6-month trend of +77.8% (up). 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 Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie is a whisky distillery. Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition, 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
Dalwhinnie
Expression
1990 Distillers Edition
Vintage
1990
Edition
Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£80

24-month median

£45

24-month high

£80

24-month low

£25

Estimated value · likely range

£70–£90 ±13%

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

0 lots

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

77.8%vs 6 months ago
100%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£24£53£82Apr 12Dec 13Sept 15Oct 16Jun 19Oct 24

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£801
October 2024£451
July 2021£551
September 2019£482
June 2019£601
April 2019£801
June 2017£451
October 2016£401
March 2016£351
January 2016£501
September 2015£451
June 2015£401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition at auction?

Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition at auction is £80. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £45, with a high of £80 and a low of £25. 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 Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition is up 100% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 77.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition?

Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers 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 £45 (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 Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition has moved up 100%, with a current median hammer price of £45. The bottle has been observed at auction across 21 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 Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers 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 £80, 24-month median £45 — 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 Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition that hammers at £80 would cost the buyer approximately £101 all-in including buyer's premium.

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