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Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl

£120

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

31

Houses

1

Last sold

28 days ago

Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Suntory. Based on 31 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £120, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl is £105–£135 (±13% around the latest sale).

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About Suntory

Suntory is a whisky distillery. Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1981.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1981), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 600ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Suntory
Vintage
1981
Bottle size
600ml

Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£120

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£105–£135 ±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

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

▼ 55% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

28 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£134£196Oct 24Mar 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26Aug 26Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1202
August 2026£751
March 2026£1402
February 2026£1902
November 2025£1302
October 2025£1018
August 2025£1204
July 2025£1304
April 2025£952
March 2025£1102
October 2024£1802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl at auction?

Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl appeared in 9 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 55% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl?

The latest hammer price for Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £120, with a high of £190 and a low of £75. 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 Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £75 to £190 (median £120).

Where can I sell Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl?

Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl 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 £120 (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 Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl a good investment?

Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl has appeared in 31 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £120. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl?

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 £120, 24-month median £120 — 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 Suntory Whisky Portopia 1981 60cl that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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