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Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl

£120

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

235 days ago

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 21 years. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £135, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £185 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl is £104–£136 13% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as darkness, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Edition
Darkness
Bottle size
500ml

Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£135

24-month high

£185

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£104–£136 ±13%

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

235 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

35.1%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£153£191Oct 15May 17May 18Oct 20Jun 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£1202
October 2025£1302
June 2023£1702
October 2020£1402
May 2018£1302
May 2017£1652
July 2016£1852
March 2016£1352
October 2015£1252

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl at auction?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl 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 29,829 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 Darkness! 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £135, with a high of £185 and a low of £120. 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 Darkness! 50cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £120 to £185 (median £135).

Where can I sell Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl 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 £135 (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 Darkness! 50cl a good investment?

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl has appeared in 18 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £135. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardbeg 21 Year Old Darkness! 50cl?

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 £120, 24-month median £135 — 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 Darkness! 50cl that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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