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Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl

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Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg. Based on 23 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,400, with the most recent sale at £2,000. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,000 (low) to £3,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl is £1,833–£2,167 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl is down 37.5%, with a 6-month trend of -9.1% (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 Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling, 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 importprovenanceus, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml 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
Vintage
1974
Edition
importprovenanceus
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£2,000

24-month median

£2,400

24-month high

£3,800

24-month low

£2,000

Estimated value · likely range

£1,833–£2,167 ±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.

9.1%vs 6 months ago
37.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£2,0001
December 2025£2,2002
February 2025£2,3001
December 2024£2,1001
January 2024£2,5001
December 2022£3,2001
February 2020£2,2001
January 2020£2,4673
October 2019£2,7001
August 2019£2,7502
July 2019£2,5001
June 2019£3,8001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl at auction is £2,000. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,400, with a high of £3,800 and a low of £2,000. 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 Provenance US Import 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl is down 37.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl?

Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl 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 £2,400 (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 Provenance US Import 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl has moved down 37.5%, with a current median hammer price of £2,400. The bottle has been observed at auction across 23 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 Ardbeg 1974 Provenance US Import 75cl?

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 £2,000, 24-month median £2,400 — 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 Provenance US Import 75cl that hammers at £2,000 would cost the buyer approximately £2,520 all-in including buyer's premium.

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