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Ardbeg70cl

Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive)

£45
35.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

1

Last sold

80 days ago

Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) 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 £70, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) is £38–£52 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) is down 35.7%, with a 6-month trend of -18.2% (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 - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as committeeexclusiveheavyvapours, 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
Heavy Vapours Committee Exclusive
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£70

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£38–£52 ±15%

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

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

29% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

80 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

18.2%vs 6 months ago
35.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£44£109£175Apr 23Nov 23Mar 24Nov 24Aug 25Jan 26Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£451
May 2026£531
April 2026£582
February 2026£701
January 2026£701
November 2025£511
October 2025£551
September 2025£601
August 2025£701
April 2025£651
March 2025£681
December 2024£651

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Frequently asked questions

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

Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) appeared in 9 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 29% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 9% 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 - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive)?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £70, with a high of £170 and a low of £45. 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 - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) is down 35.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 18.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive)?

Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (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 £70 (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 - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) has moved down 35.7%, with a current median hammer price of £70. 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 - Heavy Vapours (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 £45, 24-month median £70 — 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 - Heavy Vapours (Committee Exclusive) that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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