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Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi

£95
▼ 26.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

15

Houses

1

Last sold

471 days ago

Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi is a collectable Scotch whisky from Mortlach aged 17 years. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £95. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £95 (low) to £170 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi is £79–£111 (±17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi is down 26.9%, with a 6-month trend of -44.1% (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 Mortlach

Mortlach is a whisky distillery. Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old, distilled in 2003.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2003), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi, 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
Mortlach
Expression
2003 17 Year Old Adelphi
Age
17 years
Vintage
2003
Edition
Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£95

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£170

24-month low

£95

Estimated value · likely range

£79–£111 ±17%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

471 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 44.1%vs 6 months ago
▼ 26.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£92£134£175Sept 20May 21Oct 21Feb 22Nov 22Aug 23Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£951
August 2023£1701
March 2023£1101
November 2022£1101
April 2022£1002
February 2022£1301
January 2022£1701
October 2021£1601
July 2021£1401
May 2021£1601
January 2021£1201
November 2020£951

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi at auction?

Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi?

The latest hammer price for Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi at auction is £95. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £170 and a low of £95. 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 Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi changed in value over the past year?

Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi is down 26.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 44.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi?

Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi 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 £130 (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 Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi has moved down 26.9%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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 Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi?

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 £95, 24-month median £130 — 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 Mortlach 2003 17 Year Old Adelphi that hammers at £95 would cost the buyer approximately £120 all-in including buyer's premium.

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