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Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old

£1,300
23.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

217

Houses

1

Last sold

yesterday

Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 32 years. Based on 217 recorded auction lots across 74 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,342, with the most recent sale at £1,300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £670 (low) to £2,300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old is £1,136–£1,464 13% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old is down 23.5%, with a 6-month trend of -7.1% (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 Port Ellen

Port Ellen is a whisky distillery. Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 32 years old, distilled in 1979.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Port Ellen closed in 1983; bottlings from its original era are finite and command a scarcity premium at auction.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1979), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 32-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 12thannual, 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
Port Ellen
Age
32 years
Vintage
1979
Edition
12th Annual
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,300

24-month median

£1,342

24-month high

£2,300

24-month low

£670

Estimated value · likely range

£1,136–£1,464 ±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.

Market presence

last 12 months

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

175% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

1 day ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.1%vs 6 months ago
23.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£650£1,509£2,369Nov 13Apr 16Aug 17Jan 19Jun 20Sept 23Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1,3001
August 2026£1,3502
April 2026£1,4504
December 2025£1,2504
August 2025£1,3002
December 2024£1,3002
August 2024£1,4002
July 2024£1,4002
June 2024£1,6002
May 2024£1,4002
March 2024£1,5002
December 2023£1,4002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old at auction?

Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 175% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 7% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old at auction is £1,300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,342, with a high of £2,300 and a low of £670. 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 Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old is down 23.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old?

Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old 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 £1,342 (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 Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old has moved down 23.5%, with a current median hammer price of £1,342. The bottle has been observed at auction across 217 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 Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old?

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 £1,300, 24-month median £1,342 — 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 Port Ellen 12th Annual Release 1979 32 Year Old that hammers at £1,300 would cost the buyer approximately £1,638 all-in including buyer's premium.

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