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Ardbeg1978 release70cl

Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release

£480

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

8

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg, bottled in 1978. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £470, with the most recent sale at £480. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £220 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release is £387–£573 19% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release, 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
Expression
1978 1999 Release
Bottled
1978
Edition
Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£480

24-month median

£470

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£220

Estimated value · likely range

£387–£573 ±19%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

118.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£213£441£670Dec 13Feb 16May 17Mar 19Dec 20Mar 24Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4801
March 2024£6501
February 2021£5601
December 2020£5801
March 2019£4601
May 2017£4301
February 2016£2201
December 2013£2401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release at auction?

Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 1978 1999 Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release at auction is £480. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £470, with a high of £650 and a low of £220. 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 1978 1999 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £220 to £650 (median £470).

Where can I sell Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release?

Ardbeg 1978 1999 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 £470 (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 1978 1999 Release a good investment?

Ardbeg 1978 1999 Release has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £470. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardbeg 1978 1999 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 £480, 24-month median £470 — 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 1978 1999 Release that hammers at £480 would cost the buyer approximately £605 all-in including buyer's premium.

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