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Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection

£180

latest hammer price

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

471 days ago

Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rosebank. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £300, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £180 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection is £108–£252 (±40% around the latest sale).

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About Rosebank

Rosebank is a whisky distillery. Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Rosebank was silent from 1993 until its 2023 revival, so bottlings from the original distillery are finite.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection, 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
Rosebank
Expression
1989 Caledonian Selection
Vintage
1989
Edition
Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£300

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£180

Estimated value · likely range

£108–£252 ±40%

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

471 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£175£304£433Jan 22Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£1801
January 2022£4201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection at auction?

Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection 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 Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection?

The latest hammer price for Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £300, with a high of £420 and a low of £180. 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 Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £180 to £420 (median £300).

Where can I sell Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection?

Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection 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 £300 (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 Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection a good investment?

Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £300. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection?

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 £180, 24-month median £300 — 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 Rosebank 1989 Caledonian Selection that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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