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SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old

£110

latest hammer price

Auction lots

16

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardmore aged 23 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £123, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old is £101–£119 8% around the latest sale).

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About Ardmore

Ardmore is a whisky distillery. Ardmore SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), 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 SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 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
Ardmore
Expression
SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old
Age
23 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£123

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£101–£119 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15.4%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£131£155Nov 21Sept 22Mar 24Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£1101
March 2024£1501
September 2022£1201
May 2022£1252
April 2022£1204
March 2022£1433
February 2022£1301
January 2022£1101
December 2021£1201
November 2021£1401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old at auction?

SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 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 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £123, with a high of £150 and a low of £110. 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 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £110 to £150 (median £123).

Where can I sell SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old?

SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 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 £123 (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 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old a good investment?

SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old has appeared in 16 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £123. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of SMWS 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 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 £110, 24-month median £123 — 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 66.191 Ardmore 1997 23 Year Old that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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