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Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage

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Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage is a collectable Scotch whisky from Old Pulteney. Based on 38 recorded auction lots across 32 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £150, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £410 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage is £148–£192 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -15% (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 Old Pulteney

Old Pulteney is a whisky distillery. Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), 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
Old Pulteney
Vintage
1990
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£150

24-month high

£410

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£148–£192 ±13%

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

15%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£1701
May 2025£2001
July 2024£1501
November 2023£1801
December 2022£1501
August 2022£2001
February 2022£2001
January 2022£1701
July 2021£1601
June 2021£1502
March 2021£1501
September 2020£2001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage?

The latest hammer price for Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £150, with a high of £410 and a low of £100. 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 Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage changed in value over the past year?

Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage?

Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage 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 £150 (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 Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £150. The bottle has been observed at auction across 38 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 Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage?

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 £170, 24-month median £150 — 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 Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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