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Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke

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Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ailsa Bay. Based on 116 recorded auction lots across 47 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £48, with the most recent sale at £55. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £80 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke is £50–£60 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke is up 37.5%, 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 Sweet Smoke is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as smokesweet, 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
Ailsa Bay
Edition
smokesweet
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£55

24-month median

£48

24-month high

£80

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£50–£60 ±9%

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

0%vs 6 months ago
37.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£551
May 2026£501
January 2026£502
December 2025£502
November 2025£552
April 2025£484
December 2024£552
November 2024£402
June 2024£652
April 2024£552
January 2024£452
December 2023£452

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke?

The latest hammer price for Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke at auction is £55. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £48, with a high of £80 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 Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke changed in value over the past year?

Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke is up 37.5% 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 Sweet Smoke?

Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke 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 Sweet Smoke a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke has moved up 37.5%, with a current median hammer price of £48. The bottle has been observed at auction across 116 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 Sweet Smoke?

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 £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 Sweet Smoke that hammers at £55 would cost the buyer approximately £69 all-in including buyer's premium.

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