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Ardbeg70cl

Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive)

£85
22.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 36 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £133, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £73 (low) to £240 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) is down 22.7%, with a 6-month trend of -5.6% (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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as committeedrumexclusive, 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
Drum Committee Exclusive
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£133

24-month high

£240

24-month low

£73

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

5.6%vs 6 months ago
22.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£71£159£247Nov 21Jun 22Feb 23Jan 24Jan 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£851
June 2026£801
May 2026£801
April 2026£731
March 2026£801
February 2026£1201
January 2026£901
September 2025£951
June 2025£951
April 2025£901
March 2025£1001
January 2025£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) at auction?

Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) appeared in 8 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 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 11% 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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive)?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £133, with a high of £240 and a low of £73. 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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive) changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) is down 22.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive)?

Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) 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 £133 (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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg - Drum (Committee Exclusive) has moved down 22.7%, with a current median hammer price of £133. The bottle has been observed at auction across 36 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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive)?

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 £85, 24-month median £133 — 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 - Drum (Committee Exclusive) that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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