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Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl

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Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 17 years. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £63, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl is £54–£66 10% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old, distilled in 1974.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1974), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as mini, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by signatory, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Age
17 years
Vintage
1974
Bottler
signatory
Edition
mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£63

24-month high

£100

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£54–£66 ±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.

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£601
September 2024£1001
July 2019£401
March 2018£502
November 2017£651
August 2017£651

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £63, with a high of £100 and a low of £40. 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 Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £40 to £100 (median £63).

Where can I sell Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl?

Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl 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 £63 (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 Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl a good investment?

Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £63. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl?

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 £60, 24-month median £63 — 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 Ardbeg 1974 17 Year Old Signatory Mini 5cl that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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