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Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived

£170
32%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

39 days ago

Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £190, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived is £143–£197 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived is down 32%, with a 6-month trend of +6.3% (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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as arrivedrenaissancevewe, 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
Vintage
1998
Edition
Renaissance We Ve Arrived
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£190

24-month high

£300

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£143–£197 ±16%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

6.3%vs 6 months ago
32%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£218£309Aug 22Aug 23Jul 24Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1701
June 2026£2301
February 2026£3001
December 2025£1301
October 2025£1401
July 2025£1901
June 2025£1601
October 2024£1801
July 2024£1801
May 2024£1901
August 2023£2301
April 2023£2601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived at auction?

Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 17% 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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £190, with a high of £300 and a low of £130. 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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived is down 32% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 6.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived?

Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived 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 £190 (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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived has moved down 32%, with a current median hammer price of £190. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived?

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 £170, 24-month median £190 — 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 - Renaissance (1998) We've Arrived that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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