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Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old

£1,800
21.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

19

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 21 years. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,100, with the most recent sale at £1,800. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,600 (low) to £3,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old is £1,580–£2,020 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old is down 21.7%, with a 6-month trend of -30.8% (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 Maltings 21 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

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.

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as maltings, 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
21 years
Edition
Maltings
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,800

24-month median

£2,100

24-month high

£3,000

24-month low

£1,600

Estimated value · likely range

£1,580–£2,020 ±12%

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

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30.8%vs 6 months ago
21.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,552£2,321£3,090Mar 13Nov 14May 17Oct 20Jan 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£1,8001
February 2025£1,6001
January 2025£1,9001
December 2022£2,0001
March 2022£2,4001
October 2020£3,0001
November 2019£2,6001
June 2018£3,0001
May 2017£1,8501
March 2017£2,1001
February 2017£2,7001
July 2015£1,7252

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old at auction?

Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old at auction is £1,800. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,100, with a high of £3,000 and a low of £1,600. 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 Maltings 21 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old is down 21.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old?

Port Ellen Maltings 21 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 £2,100 (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 Maltings 21 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Port Ellen Maltings 21 Year Old has moved down 21.7%, with a current median hammer price of £2,100. The bottle has been observed at auction across 19 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 Maltings 21 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 £1,800, 24-month median £2,100 — 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 Maltings 21 Year Old that hammers at £1,800 would cost the buyer approximately £2,268 all-in including buyer's premium.

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