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SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old

£280

latest hammer price

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 12 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £135, with the most recent sale at £280. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old is £168–£392 (±40% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old, 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
Ardbeg
Expression
SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old
Age
12 years
Edition
SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£280

24-month median

£135

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£168–£392 ±40%

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

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£97£193£288Dec 13Mar 16Jul 24Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£2801
July 2024£2201
March 2016£1351
May 2014£1001
December 2013£1101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old at auction?

SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old 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 SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old at auction is £280. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £135, with a high of £280 and a low of £100. 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 SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £100 to £280 (median £135).

Where can I sell SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old?

SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old 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 £135 (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 SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £135. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old?

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 £280, 24-month median £135 — 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 SMWS 33.94 Ardbeg 12 Year Old that hammers at £280 would cost the buyer approximately £353 all-in including buyer's premium.

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