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Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something)

£237
18.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 30 lots a year

Auction lots

531

Houses

2

Last sold

26 days ago

Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 23 years. Based on 531 recorded auction lots across 89 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £387, with the most recent sale at £237. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £200 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is £218–£256 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is down 18.4%, with a 6-month trend of -12.3% (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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as somethingtwenty, 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
23 years
Edition
Twenty Something
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£237

24-month median

£387

24-month high

£600

24-month low

£200

Estimated value · likely range

£218–£256 ±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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

30 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

7% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£390

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 Auctions166£237£390
Whisky Hammer21£200£310
12.3%vs 6 months ago
18.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£194£406£618Dec 17Apr 19Sept 20Nov 21Apr 23Oct 24Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2373
July 2026£2901
June 2026£2001
May 2026£2703
February 2026£2604
January 2026£2502
December 2025£2708
November 2025£2603
October 2025£2904
September 2025£2401
July 2025£2802
June 2025£2904

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) at auction?

Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) appeared in 30 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 7% 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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something)?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) at auction is £237. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £387, with a high of £600 and a low of £200. 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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is down 18.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 12.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something)?

Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) 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 £387 (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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) has moved down 18.4%, with a current median hammer price of £387. The bottle has been observed at auction across 531 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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something)?

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 £237, 24-month median £387 — 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 - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) that hammers at £237 would cost the buyer approximately £298 all-in including buyer's premium.

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