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GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release

£150
25%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 18 years. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £85 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release is £133–£167 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release is up 25%, with a 6-month trend of +15.4% (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 GlenDronach

GlenDronach is a whisky distillery. GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2021.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2021), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as allardice, 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
GlenDronach
Age
18 years
Vintage
2021
Edition
Allardice
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£85

Estimated value · likely range

£133–£167 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions

Cross-house median

£130

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
Whisky Hammer18£150£130
Scotch Whisky Auctions11£120£130
15.4%vs 6 months ago
25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£82£129£175Feb 22Jul 22Apr 23Sept 23Jun 24Sept 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1501
February 2026£1001
September 2025£1401
July 2025£1501
April 2025£1301
June 2024£1201
March 2024£1301
January 2024£1601
September 2023£1401
August 2023£1201
June 2023£1551
April 2023£1701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release at auction?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 17% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 13% 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 GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £170 and a low of £85. 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 GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release is up 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 15.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 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 £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 GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release has moved up 25%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 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 GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 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 £150, 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 GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2021 Release that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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