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Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three

£140
12.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 36 lots a year

Auction lots

63

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three is a collectable Scotch whisky from Arran aged 21 years. Based on 63 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £150, with the most recent sale at £140. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £133 (low) to £200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three is £129–£151 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three is down 12.5%, with a 6-month trend of -9.7% (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 Arran

Arran is a whisky distillery. Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as explorerislandkildonanpladdaseriesthreevolume, 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
21 years
Edition
Kildonan Pladda Island Explorer Series Volume Three
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£140

24-month median

£150

24-month high

£200

24-month low

£133

Estimated value · likely range

£129–£151 ±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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

36 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£150

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 Auctions33£140£150
Whisky Hammer24£140£140
9.7%vs 6 months ago
12.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£129£168£206Sept 24Nov 24Jan 25Apr 25Jun 25Sept 25Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1401
May 2026£1502
April 2026£1436
January 2026£14410
December 2025£1402
November 2025£1354
September 2025£1554
July 2025£1602
June 2025£1504
May 2025£1602
April 2025£2002
March 2025£1404

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three at auction?

Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three appeared in 36 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 0% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% 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 Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three?

The latest hammer price for Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three at auction is £140. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £150, with a high of £200 and a low of £133. 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 - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three changed in value over the past year?

Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three is down 12.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three?

Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three 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 £150 (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 - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Arran - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three has moved down 12.5%, with a current median hammer price of £150. The bottle has been observed at auction across 63 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 - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three?

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 £140, 24-month median £150 — 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 - 21 Year Old (Kildonan & Pladda Island) Explorer Series Volume Three that hammers at £140 would cost the buyer approximately £176 all-in including buyer's premium.

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