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Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release

£130
73.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

2

Last sold

112 days ago

Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardnamurchan. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £98, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release is £102–£158 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release is up 73.3%, with a 6-month trend of -13.3% (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 Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan is a whisky distillery. Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 0421adlaunoispaul, 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
Ardnamurchan
Edition
Ad 04 21 Paul Launois
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£98

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£102–£158 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

35% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

112 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£98

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions79£100£98
Whisky Hammer16£130£98
13.3%vs 6 months ago
73.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£53£104£155Oct 22Feb 23Mar 24Sept 24Mar 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£1301
February 2026£1301
January 2026£1401
March 2025£1001
October 2024£1201
September 2024£1001
July 2024£1501
March 2024£801
November 2023£551
July 2023£951
May 2023£801
April 2023£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release at auction?

Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 35% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% 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 Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release?

The latest hammer price for Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £98, with a high of £150 and a low of £55. 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 Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release changed in value over the past year?

Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release is up 73.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 13.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release?

Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release 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 £98 (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 Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release has moved up 73.3%, with a current median hammer price of £98. The bottle has been observed at auction across 16 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 Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release?

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 £130, 24-month median £98 — 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 Ardnamurchan AD/04:21 Paul Launois Release that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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