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Ardbeg Galileo

£150
28.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 63 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

2

Last sold

10 days ago

Ardbeg Galileo is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 25 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg Galileo is £138–£162 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg Galileo is down 28.6%, with a 6-month trend of -16.7% (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 Galileo is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as galileo, 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
Galileo
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£300

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£138–£162 ±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

63 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per week

Trend

30% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

10 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£170

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 Auctions319£170£166
Whisky Hammer26£150£200
16.7%vs 6 months ago
28.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£146£227£309Nov 21May 22May 23Jul 24Aug 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1501
June 2026£1501
April 2026£1802
March 2026£1901
February 2026£1801
November 2025£1601
October 2025£1801
September 2025£1801
August 2025£1801
July 2025£1901
December 2024£2001
November 2024£1701

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg Galileo at auction?

Ardbeg Galileo appeared in 63 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. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% 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 Galileo?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg Galileo at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £300 and a low of £150. 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 Galileo changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg Galileo is down 28.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 16.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg Galileo?

Ardbeg Galileo 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 £200 (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 Galileo a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg Galileo has moved down 28.6%, with a current median hammer price of £200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 Galileo?

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 £150, 24-month median £200 — 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 Galileo that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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