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Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018

£400

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

6

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 21 years, bottled in 2018. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £490, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £400 (low) to £900 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 is £311–£489 22% around the latest sale).

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About Springbank

Springbank is a whisky distillery. Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 1996, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • 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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018, 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
Springbank
Expression
1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018
Age
21 years
Vintage
1996
Bottled
2018
Edition
Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£490

24-month high

£900

24-month low

£400

Estimated value · likely range

£311–£489 ±22%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£490

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions5£400£520
Whisky Hammer1£430£430

Price history (monthly median)

£388£658£927Sept 20Dec 21Jul 22Jul 24Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£4001
February 2026£4301
July 2024£5201
July 2022£9001
December 2021£7001
September 2020£4601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 at auction?

Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 39% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £490, with a high of £900 and a low of £400. 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 Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £400 to £900 (median £490).

Where can I sell Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018?

Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 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 £490 (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 Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 a good investment?

Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £490. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018?

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 £400, 24-month median £490 — 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 Springbank 1996 21 Year Old Open Day 2018 that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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