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Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981)

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Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 19 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £470, with the most recent sale at £470. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £470 (low) to £470 (high).

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About Port Ellen

Port Ellen is a whisky distillery. Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1981.

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 (1981), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 19-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Expression
19 Year Old (1981)
Age
19 years
Vintage
1981
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£470

24-month median

£470

24-month high

£470

24-month low

£470

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£4701

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981)?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) at auction is £470. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £470, with a high of £470 and a low of £470. 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 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £470 to £470 (median £470).

Where can I sell Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981)?

Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) 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 £470 (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 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) a good investment?

Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £470. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Port Ellen 19 Year Old (1981) (1981)?

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 £470, 24-month median £470 — 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 19 Year Old (1981) (1981) that hammers at £470 would cost the buyer approximately £592 all-in including buyer's premium.

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