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Glengoyne Balbaina

£45
▼ 25%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Glengoyne Balbaina is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glengoyne. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £45, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £70 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glengoyne Balbaina is £38–£53 (±17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glengoyne Balbaina is down 25%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Glengoyne

Glengoyne is a whisky distillery. Glengoyne Balbaina is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glengoyne Balbaina 1L, 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
Glengoyne
Expression
Balbaina
Edition
Glengoyne Balbaina 1L
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£45

24-month high

£70

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£38–£53 ±17%

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 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 0%vs 6 months ago
▼ 25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£53£72Jul 18Oct 19Dec 21Jul 23Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£451
October 2024£451
July 2023£501
May 2023£551
December 2021£351
September 2021£701
February 2020£451
November 2019£351
October 2019£401
March 2019£701
December 2018£401
August 2018£451

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glengoyne Balbaina at auction?

Glengoyne Balbaina 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 92% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Glengoyne Balbaina?

The latest hammer price for Glengoyne Balbaina at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £45, with a high of £70 and a low of £35. 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 Glengoyne Balbaina changed in value over the past year?

Glengoyne Balbaina is down 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glengoyne Balbaina?

Glengoyne Balbaina 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 Glengoyne Balbaina a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glengoyne Balbaina has moved down 25%, with a current median hammer price of £45. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 Glengoyne Balbaina?

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 £45, 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 Glengoyne Balbaina that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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