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Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old

£95
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

41

Houses

1

Last sold

55 days ago

Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenkinchie aged 20 years. Based on 41 recorded auction lots across 21 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £105, with the most recent sale at £95. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old is £84–£106 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -36.7% (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 Glenkinchie

Glenkinchie is a whisky distillery. Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Glenkinchie
Age
20 years
Vintage
1990
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£95

24-month median

£105

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£84–£106 ±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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

55 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

36.7%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£116£155Feb 16Sept 17Sept 18Mar 20Apr 21May 24Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£951
January 2026£1202
December 2025£1302
November 2025£952
April 2025£1202
May 2024£1202
December 2023£1502
August 2023£1202
April 2021£1002
March 2021£1202
October 2020£1002
March 2020£952

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old at auction?

Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old 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 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 Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old at auction is £95. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £105, with a high of £150 and a low of £80. 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 Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 36.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old?

Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old 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 £105 (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 Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £105. The bottle has been observed at auction across 41 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 Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old?

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 £95, 24-month median £105 — 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 Glenkinchie 1990 20 Year Old that hammers at £95 would cost the buyer approximately £120 all-in including buyer's premium.

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