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Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi

£45
5.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

176

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardnamurchan. Based on 176 recorded auction lots across 45 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £58, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £88 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi is £38–£52 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi is down 5.3%, with a 6-month trend of -14.3% (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 Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2018), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ad, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by adelphi, 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
Ardnamurchan
Vintage
2018
Bottler
Adelphi
Edition
Ad
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£58

24-month high

£88

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£38–£52 ±15%

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

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

14.3%vs 6 months ago
5.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£44£67£90Jan 19Dec 19Dec 20Sept 21Jun 22Nov 23Jul 25Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£456
September 2025£454
July 2025£502
June 2025£502
May 2025£602
May 2024£452
April 2024£534
March 2024£752
February 2024£652
November 2023£552
September 2023£552
August 2023£504

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi at auction?

Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi appeared in 10 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 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% 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 Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi?

The latest hammer price for Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £58, with a high of £88 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 Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi changed in value over the past year?

Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi is down 5.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 14.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi?

Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi 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 £58 (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 Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardnamurchan Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi has moved down 5.3%, with a current median hammer price of £58. The bottle has been observed at auction across 176 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 Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi?

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 £45, 24-month median £58 — 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 Spirit 2018/AD Adelphi that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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