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Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured

£85
22.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

53

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardmore aged 20 years. Based on 53 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £85, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured 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 Ardmore

Ardmore is a whisky distillery. Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as doublematured, 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
Ardmore
Age
20 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Double Matured
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£85

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£45

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

75% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

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

Price history (monthly median)

£44£130£216Jan 18Sept 19Aug 21May 22Mar 23Jul 24Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£851
March 2026£902
January 2026£902
October 2025£952
July 2025£702
June 2025£852
July 2024£902
May 2024£902
August 2023£1202
May 2023£952
March 2023£1302
January 2023£852

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured at auction?

Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured appeared in 7 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 75% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 13% 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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured?

The latest hammer price for Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £85, with a high of £210 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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured changed in value over the past year?

Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured 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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured?

Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured 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 £85 (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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured has moved down 22.7%, with a current median hammer price of £85. The bottle has been observed at auction across 53 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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured?

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 £85 — 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 Ardmore 1996 20 Year Old Double Matured that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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