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Ailsa Bay Single Malt

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Ailsa Bay Single Malt is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ailsa Bay. Based on 206 recorded auction lots across 66 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £48, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £39 (low) to £80 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ailsa Bay Single Malt is £46–£54 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ailsa Bay Single Malt is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Ailsa Bay

Ailsa Bay is a whisky distillery. Ailsa Bay Single Malt is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Ailsa Bay Single Malt is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Ailsa Bay rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Ailsa Bay
Expression
Single Malt
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£48

24-month high

£80

24-month low

£39

Estimated value · likely range

£46–£54 ±8%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£48

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions128£50£48
Whisky Hammer11£50£37
whisky.auction1£65£65
0%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£501
June 2026£601
February 2026£502
January 2026£502
December 2025£534
November 2025£502
October 2025£502
July 2025£402
June 2025£452
April 2025£452
March 2025£504
January 2025£602

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ailsa Bay Single Malt?

The latest hammer price for Ailsa Bay Single Malt at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £48, with a high of £80 and a low of £39. 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 Ailsa Bay Single Malt changed in value over the past year?

Ailsa Bay Single Malt is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ailsa Bay Single Malt?

Ailsa Bay Single Malt 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 £48 (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 Ailsa Bay Single Malt a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ailsa Bay Single Malt has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £48. The bottle has been observed at auction across 206 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 Ailsa Bay Single Malt?

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 £50, 24-month median £48 — 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 Ailsa Bay Single Malt that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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