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Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay'

£165
▲ 20.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 23 lots a year

Auction lots

389

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' is a collectable Scotch whisky from Arran aged 20 years. Based on 389 recorded auction lots across 83 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £173, with the most recent sale at £165. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' is £152–£178 (±8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' is up 20.7%, with a 6-month trend of +16.8% (up). 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 Arran

Arran is a whisky distillery. Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as baybrodickexplorersoneseriesvolume, 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
20 years
Edition
Explorers Series Volume One Brodick Bay
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£165

24-month median

£173

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£152–£178 ±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

23 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

▲ 21% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 16.8%vs 6 months ago
▲ 20.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£88£188£288Aug 18Jan 20Jun 21Aug 22Oct 23Jan 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1652
September 2026£1533
August 2026£1501
July 2026£1503
June 2026£1602
April 2026£1701
March 2026£1415
February 2026£1603
January 2026£1701
November 2025£1452
October 2025£2601
September 2025£1652

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' at auction?

Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' appeared in 23 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 21% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 2% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay'?

The latest hammer price for Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' at auction is £165. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £173, with a high of £280 and a low of £90. 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 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' changed in value over the past year?

Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' is up 20.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 16.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay'?

Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' 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 £173 (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 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' has moved up 20.7%, with a current median hammer price of £173. The bottle has been observed at auction across 389 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 Arran 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay'?

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 £165, 24-month median £173 — 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 20 Year Old Explorers Series - Volume One 'Brodick Bay' that hammers at £165 would cost the buyer approximately £208 all-in including buyer's premium.

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