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Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve)

£170

latest hammer price

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

477 days ago

Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Arran aged 18 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £90, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £83 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) is £156–£184 8% around the latest sale).

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About Arran

Arran is a whisky distillery. Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as founderreserve, 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
Arran
Age
18 years
Edition
Founder Reserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£90

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£83

Estimated value · likely range

£156–£184 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

477 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£81£128£175Apr 24May 24Jun 24Jul 24May 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2025£1701
July 2024£951
June 2024£901
May 2024£831
April 2024£901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) at auction?

Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve)?

The latest hammer price for Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £90, with a high of £170 and a low of £83. 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 Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £83 to £170 (median £90).

Where can I sell Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve)?

Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) 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 £90 (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 Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) a good investment?

Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £90. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve)?

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 £170, 24-month median £90 — 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 Arran - 18 Year Old (Founder's Reserve) that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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