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Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1

£338
17.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 14 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

3

Last sold

117 days ago

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 23 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £390, with the most recent sale at £338. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £290 (low) to £720 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is £307–£368 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 23 Year Old Edition 04.1 is down 17.7%, with a 6-month trend of -6.2% (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 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

£338

24-month median

£390

24-month high

£720

24-month low

£290

Estimated value · likely range

£307–£368 ±9%

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

117 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
6.2%vs 6 months ago
17.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£281£511£742Aug 21Mar 22Aug 22Jan 23Jul 24Sept 25Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£3382
October 2025£2901
September 2025£3501
October 2024£3001
July 2024£3601
December 2023£4601
January 2023£3601
December 2022£4501
August 2022£4201
July 2022£4101
March 2022£3901
November 2021£7201

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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 29,926 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 £338. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £390, with a high of £720 and a low of £290. 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 down 17.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 6.2%. 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 £390 (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 down 17.7%, with a current median hammer price of £390. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 £338, 24-month median £390 — 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 £338 would cost the buyer approximately £425 all-in including buyer's premium.

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