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Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory

£340

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

208 days ago

Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardmore aged 23 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £245, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £340 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory is £208–£472 39% around the latest sale).

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About Ardmore

Ardmore is a whisky distillery. Ardmore 23 Year Old (1977) Signatory Vintage is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1977.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1977), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by Signatory, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Expression
23 Year Old (1977) Signatory Vintage
Age
23 years
Vintage
1977
Bottler
Signatory
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£245

24-month high

£340

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£208–£472 ±39%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

208 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£146£248£350Jul 16Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£3401
July 2016£1501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory at auction?

Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory?

The latest hammer price for Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £245, with a high of £340 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 Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £150 to £340 (median £245).

Where can I sell Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory?

Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory 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 £245 (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 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory a good investment?

Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £245. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardmore 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory?

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 £340, 24-month median £245 — 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 23 Year Old Signatory Vintage (1977) · Signatory that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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