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Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494

£270
45.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

23

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 21 years. Based on 23 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £180, with the most recent sale at £270. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £95 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 is £162–£378 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 is up 45.9%, with a 6-month trend of +28.6% (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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1993.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1993), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 494) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
21 years
Vintage
1993
Cask number
494
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£270

24-month median

£180

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£95

Estimated value · likely range

£162–£378 ±40%

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

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

28.6%vs 6 months ago
45.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£92£242£391Feb 15Feb 16Feb 18Dec 18Dec 20Jun 23Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2701
December 2023£3401
November 2023£3201
August 2023£3401
June 2023£3801
August 2022£3601
December 2020£2101
April 2019£1701
December 2018£1801
March 2018£1732
February 2018£1552
December 2017£1751

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 at auction?

Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494?

The latest hammer price for Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 at auction is £270. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £180, with a high of £380 and a low of £95. 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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 changed in value over the past year?

Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 is up 45.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 28.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494?

Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 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 £180 (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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glendronach 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 has moved up 45.9%, with a current median hammer price of £180. The bottle has been observed at auction across 23 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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494?

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 £270, 24-month median £180 — 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 1993 21 Year Old Single Cask #494 that hammers at £270 would cost the buyer approximately £340 all-in including buyer's premium.

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