wsky1

Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist

Own a bottle? Track Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist in your collection — free, no card.Track this bottle →

Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist aged 5 years. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £55, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £65 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is £49–£71 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is down 7.7%, with a 6-month trend of +50% (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.

All Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist expressions →

About Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist

Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is a whisky distillery. Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is an age-stated bottling at 5 years old, distilled in 2002.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2002), so the available batch is inherently finite.

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 Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist
Age
5 years
Vintage
2002
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£55

24-month high

£65

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£49–£71 ±18%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

50%vs 6 months ago
7.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£601
August 2025£501
January 2025£501
March 2022£451
August 2021£551
July 2021£451
February 2021£401
January 2021£451
December 2018£651
June 2018£601
May 2017£651
October 2016£651

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist?

The latest hammer price for Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £55, with a high of £65 and a low of £40. 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 Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist changed in value over the past year?

Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist is down 7.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 50%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist?

Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist 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 £55 (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 Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist has moved down 7.7%, with a current median hammer price of £55. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist?

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 £60, 24-month median £55 — 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 Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

Own a bottle of Port Charlotte 2002 5 Year Old Alchemist?

Track it against live auction data and see your portfolio's real market value — free for up to 3 bottles.

Start tracking free →