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Ardbeg70cl

Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release

£140
8.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Regularly traded· 52 lots a year

Auction lots

1,236

Houses

1

Last sold

9 days ago

Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 1236 recorded auction lots across 74 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £189, with the most recent sale at £140. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £133 (low) to £254 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release is £129–£151 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg Blaaack Committee 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 Blaaack Committee Release is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as blaaackcommittee, 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
Edition
Blaaack Committee
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£140

24-month median

£189

24-month high

£254

24-month low

£133

Estimated value · likely range

£129–£151 ±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

52 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per week

Trend

30% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 1% 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)

£129£196£262Jun 20Jun 21Jun 22Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1406
July 2026£1503
June 2026£1503
April 2026£1552
March 2026£1688
February 2026£1454
January 2026£1402
December 2025£1406
November 2025£1508
October 2025£1554
September 2025£1336
August 2025£1554

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release at auction?

Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release appeared in 52 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 30% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 1% 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 Blaaack Committee Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release at auction is £140. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £189, with a high of £254 and a low of £133. 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 Blaaack Committee Release changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg Blaaack Committee 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 Blaaack Committee Release?

Ardbeg Blaaack 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 £189 (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 Blaaack Committee Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release has moved down 8.7%, with a current median hammer price of £189. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1236 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 Blaaack 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 £140, 24-month median £189 — 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 Blaaack Committee Release that hammers at £140 would cost the buyer approximately £176 all-in including buyer's premium.

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