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Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series

£35
5.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is a collectable Scotch whisky from Waterford. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £35, with the most recent sale at £35. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £32 (low) to £50 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is £32–£39 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is down 5.4%, with a 6-month trend of -12.5% (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 Waterford

Waterford is a whisky distillery. Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Waterford rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Waterford
Expression
Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£35

24-month median

£35

24-month high

£50

24-month low

£32

Estimated value · likely range

£32–£39 ±10%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
5.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£31£41£52Aug 21Feb 22Apr 23Nov 24Sept 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£351
May 2026£321
November 2025£321
October 2025£421
September 2025£351
December 2024£501
November 2024£401
December 2023£351
April 2023£421
November 2022£351
February 2022£351
January 2022£501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series at auction?

Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 17% 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 Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series?

The latest hammer price for Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series at auction is £35. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £35, with a high of £50 and a low of £32. 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 Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series changed in value over the past year?

Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series is down 5.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series?

Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series 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 £35 (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 Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series has moved down 5.4%, with a current median hammer price of £35. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series?

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 £35, 24-month median £35 — 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 Waterford Gaia (Edition 1.1) Arcadian Series that hammers at £35 would cost the buyer approximately £44 all-in including buyer's premium.

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