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Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975

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Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 17 years, bottled in 1975. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £650, with the most recent sale at £650. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £650 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 is £553–£748 15% around the latest sale).

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About Port Ellen

Port Ellen is a whisky distillery. Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old, distilled in 1974, released in 1975.

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 (1974), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 25millenniumsignatory, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by signatory, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
17 years
Vintage
1974
Bottled
1975
Bottler
signatory
Edition
25millenniumsignatory
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£650

24-month median

£650

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£650

Estimated value · likely range

£553–£748 ±15%

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

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£6501

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975?

The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 at auction is £650. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £650, with a high of £650 and a low of £650. 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 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £650 to £650 (median £650).

Where can I sell Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975?

Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 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 £650 (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 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 a good investment?

Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £650. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Port Ellen 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975?

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 £650, 24-month median £650 — 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 17 Year Old, Signatory Vintage , 1974 Port Ellen 25 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition, 1975 that hammers at £650 would cost the buyer approximately £819 all-in including buyer's premium.

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