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Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns

£230
15%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns is a collectable Scotch whisky from Royal Salute aged 32 years. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £230. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £520 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns is £201–£259 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns is up 15%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Royal Salute

Royal Salute is a whisky distillery. Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns is an age-stated bottling at 32 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 32-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl, 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
Royal Salute
Expression
32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns
Age
32 years
Edition
Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 50cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£230

24-month median

£260

24-month high

£520

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£201–£259 ±13%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
15%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£165£350£536Jul 17Aug 18Jul 20Oct 22Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2301
October 2023£2801
October 2022£2601
September 2022£3001
August 2022£2601
January 2022£5201
November 2021£2301
October 2021£3001
August 2021£2701
July 2021£2001
May 2021£2101
April 2021£3601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns at auction?

Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 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 puts it in the top 98% 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 Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns?

The latest hammer price for Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns at auction is £230. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £520 and a low of £170. 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 Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns changed in value over the past year?

Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns is up 15% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns?

Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns 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 £260 (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 Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns has moved up 15%, with a current median hammer price of £260. The bottle has been observed at auction across 30 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 Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns?

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 £230, 24-month median £260 — 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 Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union Of The Crowns that hammers at £230 would cost the buyer approximately £290 all-in including buyer's premium.

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