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Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1

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Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg aged 9 years. Based on 106 recorded auction lots across 30 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £675, with the most recent sale at £360. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £300 (low) to £1,018 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 is £280–£440 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 is down 50.3%, with a 6-month trend of -25% (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 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 is an age-stated bottling at 9 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskrareseq1, 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
Age
9 years
Edition
caskrareseq1
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£360

24-month median

£675

24-month high

£1,018

24-month low

£300

Estimated value · likely range

£280–£440 ±22%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

25%vs 6 months ago
50.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£3602
December 2025£4604
November 2025£4402
October 2025£4002
November 2024£3002
June 2024£4402
March 2024£4802
January 2024£5002
November 2023£5104
July 2023£5002
May 2023£6502
March 2023£6504

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 at auction is £360. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £675, with a high of £1,018 and a low of £300. 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 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 changed in value over the past year?

Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 is down 50.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 25%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1?

Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 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 £675 (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 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Ardbeg 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 has moved down 50.3%, with a current median hammer price of £675. The bottle has been observed at auction across 106 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 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1?

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 £360, 24-month median £675 — 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 9 Year Old Rare Cask #1 that hammers at £360 would cost the buyer approximately £454 all-in including buyer's premium.

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