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Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1

£60
▼ 44.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

17 days ago

Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardgowan. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £160, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 is £47–£73 (±22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 is down 44.2%, with a 6-month trend of -40% (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 Ardgowan

Ardgowan is a whisky distillery. Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2011.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2011), so the available batch is inherently finite.

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
Ardgowan
Vintage
2011
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£160

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£47–£73 ±22%

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

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 19% of tracked bottles

Last seen

17 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 40%vs 6 months ago
▼ 44.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£158£258Feb 21Sept 21Nov 22Jan 26Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£601
June 2026£751
January 2026£752
January 2024£2102
February 2023£1602
December 2022£1602
November 2022£1002
November 2021£2002
September 2021£1106
May 2021£1706
April 2021£1604
March 2021£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 at auction?

Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 19% by auction activity among the 35,391 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1?

The latest hammer price for Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £160, with a high of £250 and a low of £60. 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 Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 changed in value over the past year?

Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 is down 44.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 40%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1?

Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 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 £160 (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 Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 has moved down 44.2%, with a current median hammer price of £160. 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 Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1?

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 £60, 24-month median £160 — 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 Ardgowan 2011 Discovery Series No1 that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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