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Rosebank2011 release70cl

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release

£560
30%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 22 lots a year

Auction lots

258

Houses

3

Last sold

13 days ago

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rosebank aged 21 years, bottled in 2011. Based on 258 recorded auction lots across 74 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £625, with the most recent sale at £560. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £318 (low) to £1,100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release is £515–£605 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release is down 30%, with a 6-month trend of +7.7% (up). 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 Rosebank

Rosebank is a whisky distillery. Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1990, released in 2011.

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 (1990), 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.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Rosebank
Age
21 years
Vintage
1990
Bottled
2011
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£560

24-month median

£625

24-month high

£1,100

24-month low

£318

Estimated value · likely range

£515–£605 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

22 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

16% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Rarity signal: few lots but spread across 3 houses — sellers seek this bottle out.

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£623

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions146£560£625
Whisky Hammer15£450£560
whisky.auction1£420£420
7.7%vs 6 months ago
30%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£309£721£1,133Nov 16Jan 18May 19Jan 21Mar 23Jul 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£5601
July 2026£5001
March 2026£4704
February 2026£4602
December 2025£5406
September 2025£5604
July 2025£5202
May 2025£5802
January 2025£6502
December 2024£5802
November 2024£5402
October 2024£6254

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release at auction?

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release appeared in 22 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 16% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release?

The latest hammer price for Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release at auction is £560. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £625, with a high of £1,100 and a low of £318. 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 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release changed in value over the past year?

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release is down 30% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 7.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release?

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 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 £625 (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 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release has moved down 30%, with a current median hammer price of £625. The bottle has been observed at auction across 258 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 Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release?

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 £560, 24-month median £625 — 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 1990 21 Year Old 2011 Release that hammers at £560 would cost the buyer approximately £706 all-in including buyer's premium.

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