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Ardbeg1977 release70cl

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition

£490
9.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 20 lots a year

Auction lots

268

Houses

1

Last sold

9 days ago

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg, bottled in 1977. Based on 268 recorded auction lots across 66 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £498, with the most recent sale at £490. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £410 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition is £451–£529 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition is down 9.3%, 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 Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1977.

What drives this bottle's value

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition 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 Ardbeg 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
Ardbeg
Bottled
1977
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£490

24-month median

£498

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£410

Estimated value · likely range

£451–£529 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

20 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

100% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

9 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
9.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£398£585£773Feb 17Jan 18Dec 18Dec 19Apr 21Aug 24Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4903
July 2026£4902
May 2026£4401
January 2026£4602
December 2025£4536
November 2025£5002
October 2025£4904
August 2025£4802
July 2025£4704
December 2024£5504
August 2024£7002
July 2024£4504

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition at auction?

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition appeared in 20 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 100% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition at auction is £490. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £498, with a high of £750 and a low of £410. 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 1977 Limited Edition changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition is down 9.3% 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 Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition?

Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition 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 £498 (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 1977 Limited Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition has moved down 9.3%, with a current median hammer price of £498. The bottle has been observed at auction across 268 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 Ardbeg 1977 Limited Edition?

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 £490, 24-month median £498 — 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 1977 Limited Edition that hammers at £490 would cost the buyer approximately £617 all-in including buyer's premium.

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