Whisky investment intelligence
100 Ardmore expressions tracked across 841+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-4.0%
Median return
-5.0%
Volatility (±)
17.6%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Ardmore bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore 25 Year Old | £200 | £150 | +37.5% |
| Ardmore 2009 9 Year Old Whisky Broker | £50 | £50 | +25.0% |
| Ardmore 1987 30 Year Old | £300 | £250 | +20.0% |
| Ardmore 1995 Gordon & MacPhail | £50 | £50 | +20.0% |
| Ardmore 1990 19 Year Old First Cask | £100 | £100 | +18.0% |
| Ardmore 11 Year Old Cadenhead’s | £50 | £50 | +11.8% |
| SMWS 66.173 Ardmore 2006 13 Year Old | £50 | £50 | +10.0% |
| SMWS 66.166 Ardmore 2007 12 Year Old | £50 | £50 | +9.1% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Ardmore expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Ardmore bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
Past auction prices are the most defensible signal of a bottle's collectable value — but they are not a forecast. The data below comes from 841+ hammered lots across six major auction houses; none of it is curated or pay-for-placement.
Three rules-of-thumb a working collector should keep in mind:
For a deeper view, the full Ardmore catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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