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Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve

£55

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Whyte & MacKay aged 21 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £60, with the most recent sale at £55. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £95 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve is £48–£62 12% around the latest sale).

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About Whyte & MacKay

Whyte & MacKay is a whisky distillery. Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special 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

£55

24-month median

£60

24-month high

£95

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£48–£62 ±12%

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

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£73£98Oct 19Oct 21May 22Jan 23Nov 23Sept 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£551
December 2024£701
September 2024£682
February 2024£651
December 2023£951
November 2023£551
January 2023£551
May 2022£701
October 2021£501
October 2019£501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve at auction?

Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve 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 is down 67% on the previous year. 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 Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve at auction is £55. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £60, with a high of £95 and a low of £50. 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 Special Reserve changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £50 to £95 (median £60).

Where can I sell Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve?

Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special 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 £60 (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 Special Reserve a good investment?

Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special Reserve has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £60. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Whyte & MacKay 21 Year Old Special 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 £55, 24-month median £60 — 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 Special Reserve that hammers at £55 would cost the buyer approximately £69 all-in including buyer's premium.

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