Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Oban aged 21 years, bottled in 2018. Based on 62 recorded auction lots across 28 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £280, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £410 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release is £170–£210 (±10% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release is down 20.8%, with a 6-month trend of -44.1% (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.
Oban is a whisky distillery. Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1996, released in 2018.
Single vintage
Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.
Age statement
A 21-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.
Latest sale
£190
24-month median
£280
24-month high
£410
24-month low
£190
Estimated value · likely range
£170–£210 ±10%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | £190 | 1 |
| April 2026 | £280 | 1 |
| March 2026 | £300 | 2 |
| February 2026 | £270 | 2 |
| August 2025 | £260 | 2 |
| July 2025 | £210 | 2 |
| December 2024 | £340 | 4 |
| August 2024 | £320 | 2 |
| January 2024 | £250 | 2 |
| December 2023 | £250 | 2 |
| November 2023 | £250 | 2 |
| October 2023 | £230 | 4 |
The latest hammer price for Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £280, with a high of £410 and a low of £190. 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.
Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release is down 20.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 44.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release 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 £280 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release has moved down 20.8%, with a current median hammer price of £280. The bottle has been observed at auction across 62 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.
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 £190, 24-month median £280 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Oban 1996 21 Year Old 2018 Release that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.
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