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Ardbeg2008 release70cl

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release

£210
8.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 24 lots a year

Auction lots

346

Houses

1

Last sold

9 days ago

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg, bottled in 2008. Based on 346 recorded auction lots across 88 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £224, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £173 (low) to £360 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release is £193–£227 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release is down 8.7%, 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990, released in 2008.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as airighbeistnam, 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
Vintage
1990
Bottled
2008
Edition
Airigh Nam Beist
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£224

24-month high

£360

24-month low

£173

Estimated value · likely range

£193–£227 ±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

24 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

20% 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
8.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£168£269£371Jan 17May 18Sept 19Apr 21Jan 23Jul 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2105
July 2026£2101
May 2026£2002
April 2026£2252
March 2026£1976
February 2026£2204
November 2025£2102
September 2025£2102
August 2025£2102
July 2025£2102
May 2025£2302
April 2025£2202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release at auction?

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release appeared in 24 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 20% 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £224, with a high of £360 and a low of £173. 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release is down 8.7% 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release?

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 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 £224 (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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release has moved down 8.7%, with a current median hammer price of £224. The bottle has been observed at auction across 346 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 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 £210, 24-month median £224 — 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 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008 Release that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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