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Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance

£440
63%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 19 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £370, with the most recent sale at £440. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £230 (low) to £580 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance is £354–£526 20% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance is up 63%, with a 6-month trend of +51.7% (up). 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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1982.

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 (1982), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance, 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
Expression
1982 19 Year Old Provenance
Age
19 years
Vintage
1982
Edition
Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£440

24-month median

£370

24-month high

£580

24-month low

£230

Estimated value · likely range

£354–£526 ±20%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

51.7%vs 6 months ago
63%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£223£410£597Aug 14Jul 16Jan 23Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4401
October 2024£5001
September 2023£5801
May 2023£4502
January 2023£4601
August 2018£4601
October 2017£2901
May 2017£3301
February 2017£3701
September 2016£3301
July 2016£3601
October 2015£4201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance at auction?

Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance at auction is £440. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £370, with a high of £580 and a low of £230. 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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance changed in value over the past year?

Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance is up 63% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 51.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance?

Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance 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 £370 (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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Port Ellen 1982 19 Year Old Provenance has moved up 63%, with a current median hammer price of £370. The bottle has been observed at auction across 16 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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance?

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 £440, 24-month median £370 — 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 1982 19 Year Old Provenance that hammers at £440 would cost the buyer approximately £554 all-in including buyer's premium.

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