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Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release

£243
32.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

29

Houses

2

Last sold

180 days ago

Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dalwhinnie aged 30 years. Based on 29 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £330, with the most recent sale at £243. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £243 (low) to £460 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release is £214–£272 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release is down 32.4%, with a 6-month trend of -18.9% (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 Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie is a whisky distillery. Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 2019.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2019), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as special, 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
Age
30 years
Vintage
2019
Edition
Special
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£243

24-month median

£330

24-month high

£460

24-month low

£243

Estimated value · likely range

£214–£272 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£310

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 Auctions19£243£340
Whisky Hammer19£240£310
18.9%vs 6 months ago
32.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£236£355£474Feb 20Dec 21Jun 23Mar 24Feb 25Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2433
July 2025£4601
February 2025£3401
December 2024£3401
April 2024£2701
March 2024£3002
January 2024£3001
December 2023£2573
June 2023£2801
March 2023£3401
December 2022£2701
December 2021£3201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release at auction?

Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 25% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 17% 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 Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release?

The latest hammer price for Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release at auction is £243. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £330, with a high of £460 and a low of £243. 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 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release changed in value over the past year?

Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release is down 32.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 18.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release?

Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release 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 £330 (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 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release has moved down 32.4%, with a current median hammer price of £330. The bottle has been observed at auction across 29 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 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release?

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 £243, 24-month median £330 — 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 30 Year Old 2019 Special Release that hammers at £243 would cost the buyer approximately £307 all-in including buyer's premium.

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