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Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release

£190
26.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 26 lots a year

Auction lots

1,004

Houses

2

Last sold

25 days ago

Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 21 years. Based on 1004 recorded auction lots across 101 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £317, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £488 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release is £170–£210 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release is down 26.9%, with a 6-month trend of -20.8% (down). 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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old, distilled in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2016), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as committee, 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
Age
21 years
Vintage
2016
Edition
Committee
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£317

24-month high

£488

24-month low

£190

Estimated value · likely range

£170–£210 ±11%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

26 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

35% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£319

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions197£190£319
whisky.auction2£200£185
20.8%vs 6 months ago
26.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£184£343£503Nov 16Mar 18Aug 19Mar 21Jul 22Feb 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1902
July 2026£2333
June 2026£2001
May 2026£2002
April 2026£1902
March 2026£2402
January 2026£2402
December 2025£1904
November 2025£2008
July 2025£1908
May 2025£2302
April 2025£2576

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release at auction?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release appeared in 26 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 35% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 2% 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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £317, with a high of £488 and a low of £190. 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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release is down 26.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 20.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee 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 £317 (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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release has moved down 26.9%, with a current median hammer price of £317. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1004 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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee 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 £190, 24-month median £317 — 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 21 Year Old 2016 Committee Release that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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