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Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve

£65
30%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Whyte & Mackay aged 21 years. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £50, with the most recent sale at £65. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £75 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve is £57–£73 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve is up 30%, with a 6-month trend of +8.3% (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 Whyte & Mackay

Whyte & Mackay is a whisky distillery. Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • 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
Whyte & Mackay
Age
21 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£65

24-month median

£50

24-month high

£75

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£57–£73 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

8.3%vs 6 months ago
30%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£56£77Jul 14Oct 16Jun 23Apr 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£652
September 2025£752
July 2025£584
April 2025£702
April 2024£602
December 2023£502
October 2023£602
June 2023£502
October 2019£352
October 2016£702
November 2015£401
October 2015£401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve at auction?

Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 22% 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 Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve at auction is £65. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £50, with a high of £75 and a low of £35. 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 Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve is up 30% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 8.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve?

Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve 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 £50 (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 Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve has moved up 30%, with a current median hammer price of £50. 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 Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve?

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 £65, 24-month median £50 — 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 Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Masters Reserve that hammers at £65 would cost the buyer approximately £82 all-in including buyer's premium.

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