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Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3%

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Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ardbeg, bottled in 2004. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £160, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £160 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% is £136–£184 15% around the latest sale).

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About Ardbeg

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery. Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1998, released in 2004.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 58veryyoung, 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
Vintage
1998
Bottled
2004
Edition
58veryyoung
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£160

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£160

Estimated value · likely range

£136–£184 ±15%

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
January 2026£1601

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3%?

The latest hammer price for Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £160, with a high of £160 and a low of £160. 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 Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3%, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £160 to £160 (median £160).

Where can I sell Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3%?

Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% 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 £160 (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 Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% a good investment?

Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £160. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ardbeg Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3%?

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 £160, 24-month median £160 — 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 Very Young 1998 Bottled 2004 70cl / 58.3% that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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