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Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP

£140

latest hammer price

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenrothes aged 21 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £140. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £140 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP is £129–£151 8% around the latest sale).

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About Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a whisky distillery. Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP, 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
Glenrothes
Expression
1998 21 Year Old XOP
Age
21 years
Vintage
1998
Edition
Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£140

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£140

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£129–£151 ±8%

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

0 lots

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£136£140£144Aug 22Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£1401
August 2022£1401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP at auction?

Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP?

The latest hammer price for Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP at auction is £140. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £140 and a low of £140. 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 Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £140 to £140 (median £140).

Where can I sell Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP?

Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP 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 £140 (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 Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP a good investment?

Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £140. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP?

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 £140, 24-month median £140 — 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 Glenrothes 1998 21 Year Old XOP that hammers at £140 would cost the buyer approximately £176 all-in including buyer's premium.

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