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Ardbeg70cl

Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something)

£200
49.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 30 lots a year

Auction lots

21

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 21 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £335, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £200 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is £155–£245 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - 23 Year Old (Twenty Something) is down 49.4%, with a 6-month trend of -35.5% (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

£200

24-month median

£335

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£200

Estimated value · likely range

£155–£245 ±22%

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
35.5%vs 6 months ago
49.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£194£385£577Aug 21Jul 22Mar 23Oct 24Apr 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2001
May 2026£2703
February 2026£2602
November 2025£2551
September 2025£2401
April 2025£2801
February 2025£3101
December 2024£2801
October 2024£4001
May 2024£3401
April 2024£3301
March 2023£4301

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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 29,926 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 £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £335, with a high of £560 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 49.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 35.5%. 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 £335 (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 49.4%, with a current median hammer price of £335. The bottle has been observed at auction across 21 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 £200, 24-month median £335 — 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 £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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