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Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition)

£125
10.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

42

Houses

1

Last sold

80 days ago

Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 42 recorded auction lots across 42 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £125. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £95 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) is £111–£139 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) is down 10.7%, with a 6-month trend of +19% (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 (Limited Edition) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as blaaack, 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
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£125

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£95

Estimated value · likely range

£111–£139 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

43% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

80 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

19%vs 6 months ago
10.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£92£154£216Jul 21May 22Mar 23Mar 24Apr 25Dec 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1251
May 2026£1001
April 2026£981
March 2026£1101
February 2026£1301
January 2026£1101
December 2025£1051
November 2025£1101
October 2025£1401
September 2025£951
August 2025£1001
July 2025£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) at auction?

Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) appeared in 10 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 43% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% 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 (Limited Edition)?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) at auction is £125. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £210 and a low of £95. 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 (Limited Edition) changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) is down 10.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 19%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition)?

Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) 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 £140 (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 (Limited Edition) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg - Blaaack (Limited Edition) has moved down 10.7%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 42 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 (Limited Edition)?

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 £125, 24-month median £140 — 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 (Limited Edition) that hammers at £125 would cost the buyer approximately £158 all-in including buyer's premium.

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