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North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice

£150
44.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

62

Houses

1

Last sold

34 days ago

North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice is a collectable Scotch whisky from North Port-Brechin. Based on 62 recorded auction lots across 29 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £190, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £270 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice is £124–£176 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice is down 44.4%, with a 6-month trend of -31.8% (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 North Port-Brechin

North Port-Brechin is a whisky distillery. North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1981.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1981), so the available batch is inherently finite.

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
North Port-Brechin
Vintage
1981
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£190

24-month high

£270

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£124–£176 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

34 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

31.8%vs 6 months ago
44.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£197£278Sept 16Sept 17Jul 19Feb 22Apr 24Apr 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1501
May 2026£1701
February 2026£1602
December 2025£1802
April 2025£2102
October 2024£2002
June 2024£2202
May 2024£2202
April 2024£2354
November 2023£2302
April 2023£2602
March 2023£2102

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice at auction?

North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice?

The latest hammer price for North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £190, with a high of £270 and a low of £120. 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 North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice changed in value over the past year?

North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice is down 44.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 31.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice?

North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice 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 £190 (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 North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice a good investment?

Over the past 12 months North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice has moved down 44.4%, with a current median hammer price of £190. The bottle has been observed at auction across 62 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 North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice?

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 £150, 24-month median £190 — 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 North Port-Brechin 1981 Connoisseurs Choice that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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