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Port Ellen2008 release70cl

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008

£2,800
17.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

55

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen, bottled in 2008. Based on 55 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,900, with the most recent sale at £2,800. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,775 (low) to £4,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 is £2,402–£3,198 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 is down 17.6%, with a 6-month trend of -39.1% (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 1981 Feis Ile 2008 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1981, released in 2008.

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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as feisile, 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
Vintage
1981
Bottled
2008
Edition
Feis Ile
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,800

24-month median

£2,900

24-month high

£4,800

24-month low

£1,775

Estimated value · likely range

£2,402–£3,198 ±14%

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

39.1%vs 6 months ago
17.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,722£3,333£4,944Mar 13Jun 15Oct 19Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2,8001
April 2026£3,4002
December 2025£2,6002
September 2025£2,8002
December 2023£3,4002
September 2022£4,8002
April 2022£4,6004
October 2019£3,6002
November 2018£4,0002
May 2018£4,3002
June 2016£3,0002
December 2015£3,1002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 at auction?

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 13% 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 1981 Feis Ile 2008?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 at auction is £2,800. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,900, with a high of £4,800 and a low of £1,775. 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 1981 Feis Ile 2008 changed in value over the past year?

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 is down 17.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 39.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008?

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 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 £2,900 (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 1981 Feis Ile 2008 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008 has moved down 17.6%, with a current median hammer price of £2,900. The bottle has been observed at auction across 55 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 1981 Feis Ile 2008?

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 £2,800, 24-month median £2,900 — 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 1981 Feis Ile 2008 that hammers at £2,800 would cost the buyer approximately £3,528 all-in including buyer's premium.

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