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J&B Legend 21 Year Old

£45
10%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

20

Houses

1

Last sold

today

J&B Legend 21 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from J&B Legend aged 21 years. Based on 20 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £50, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £80 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for J&B Legend 21 Year Old is £39–£51 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, J&B Legend 21 Year Old is down 10%, with a 6-month trend of -18.2% (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 J&B Legend

J&B Legend is a whisky distillery. J&B Legend 21 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as J&B Legend 21 Year Old, 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
J&B Legend
Expression
21 Year Old
Age
21 years
Edition
J&B Legend 21 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£50

24-month high

£80

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£39–£51 ±14%

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

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

today

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

18.2%vs 6 months ago
10%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£58£82Jul 14Aug 15Jun 17Nov 19Dec 21Jul 23Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£451
August 2025£451
July 2025£482
July 2023£601
November 2022£601
April 2022£501
December 2021£551
February 2020£601
December 2019£701
November 2019£501
May 2019£551
June 2018£801

Frequently asked questions

How rare is J&B Legend 21 Year Old at auction?

J&B Legend 21 Year Old 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 is down 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 97% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of J&B Legend 21 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for J&B Legend 21 Year Old at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £50, with a high of £80 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 J&B Legend 21 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

J&B Legend 21 Year Old is down 10% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 18.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell J&B Legend 21 Year Old?

J&B Legend 21 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 £50 (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 J&B Legend 21 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months J&B Legend 21 Year Old has moved down 10%, with a current median hammer price of £50. The bottle has been observed at auction across 20 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 J&B Legend 21 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 £45, 24-month median £50 — 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 J&B Legend 21 Year Old that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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