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SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old

£460

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rosebank aged 20 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £390, with the most recent sale at £460. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £155 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old is £333–£587 28% around the latest sale).

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About Rosebank

Rosebank is a whisky distillery. Rosebank SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1991.

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 (1991), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 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
Rosebank
Expression
SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old
Age
20 years
Vintage
1991
Edition
SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£460

24-month median

£390

24-month high

£600

24-month low

£155

Estimated value · likely range

£333–£587 ±28%

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

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

27.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£150£384£618Jul 14Feb 16Feb 17Jul 24Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£4601
July 2024£5001
July 2019£5401
October 2018£6001
June 2018£3901
December 2017£4501
April 2017£3601
February 2017£3301
March 2016£2001
February 2016£1701
July 2014£1551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old at auction?

SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 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 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 SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old at auction is £460. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £390, with a high of £600 and a low of £155. 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 SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £155 to £600 (median £390).

Where can I sell SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old?

SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 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 £390 (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 SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £390. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 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 £460, 24-month median £390 — 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 SMWS 25.62 Rosebank 1991 20 Year Old that hammers at £460 would cost the buyer approximately £580 all-in including buyer's premium.

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