Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Dundas aged 52 years, bottled in 2017. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £725, with the most recent sale at £700. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £460 (low) to £1,100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release is £538–£862 (±23% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release is up 34.6%, with a 6-month trend of -30% (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.
Port Dundas is a whisky distillery. Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release is an age-stated bottling at 52 years old, released in 2017.
Considerable age
A 52-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.
Named / limited release
Released as Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release, 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.
Latest sale
£700
24-month median
£725
24-month high
£1,100
24-month low
£460
Estimated value · likely range
£538–£862 ±23%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | £700 | 1 |
| August 2025 | £650 | 1 |
| July 2025 | £700 | 1 |
| November 2024 | £950 | 1 |
| October 2024 | £1,000 | 1 |
| December 2023 | £1,000 | 1 |
| October 2023 | £1,000 | 1 |
| September 2022 | £1,100 | 1 |
| June 2022 | £950 | 1 |
| July 2021 | £750 | 1 |
| February 2020 | £650 | 1 |
| June 2019 | £460 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release at auction is £700. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £725, with a high of £1,100 and a low of £460. 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.
Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release is up 34.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release 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 £725 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Port Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release has moved up 34.6%, with a current median hammer price of £725. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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.
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 £700, 24-month median £725 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Dundas 52 Year Old 2017 Special Release that hammers at £700 would cost the buyer approximately £882 all-in including buyer's premium.
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