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Ardbeg1974 release70cl

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release

£2,700

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

1

Last sold

51 days ago

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg, bottled in 1974. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,200, with the most recent sale at £2,700. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,850 (low) to £2,700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release is £2,478–£2,922 8% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1974.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 1stprovenance, 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
Ardbeg
Bottled
1974
Edition
Provenance 1st
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,700

24-month median

£2,200

24-month high

£2,700

24-month low

£1,850

Estimated value · likely range

£2,478–£2,922 ±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.

Market presence

last 12 months

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

51 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£1,795£2,288£2,781Jan 26Feb 26Apr 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2,7001
April 2026£2,1001
February 2026£1,8501
January 2026£2,3001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release at auction?

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release 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 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 Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release at auction is £2,700. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,200, with a high of £2,700 and a low of £1,850. 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 Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,850 to £2,700 (median £2,200).

Where can I sell Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release?

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release 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 £2,200 (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 Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release a good investment?

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,200. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release?

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 £2,700, 24-month median £2,200 — 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 Ardbeg 1974 Provenance 1st Release that hammers at £2,700 would cost the buyer approximately £3,402 all-in including buyer's premium.

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