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Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1

£400
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 14 lots a year

Auction lots

146

Houses

3

Last sold

116 days ago

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 23 years. Based on 146 recorded auction lots across 53 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £380, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £175 (low) to £500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is £344–£456 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is up 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of +14.3% (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 Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as artblackseq04, 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
Bruichladdich
Age
23 years
Vintage
1990
Edition
Black Art
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£380

24-month high

£500

24-month low

£175

Estimated value · likely range

£344–£456 ±14%

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

14 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

27% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

116 days ago

Rarity signal: few lots but spread across 3 houses — sellers seek this bottle out.

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£380

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions85£400£380
Whisky Hammer14£350£375
whisky.auction1£260£260
14.3%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£170£342£515Nov 16Nov 20Nov 21Sept 22Sept 23Oct 24Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£4001
April 2026£2601
March 2026£4404
February 2026£4254
December 2025£4802
October 2025£2901
September 2025£3501
April 2025£4202
March 2025£4002
February 2025£3802
December 2024£4002
November 2024£3802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 at auction?

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 appeared in 14 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 27% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £380, with a high of £500 and a low of £175. 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 Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 changed in value over the past year?

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is up 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 14.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1?

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 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 £380 (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 Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 has moved up 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £380. The bottle has been observed at auction across 146 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 Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1?

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 £400, 24-month median £380 — 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 Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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