Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Port Ellen aged 27 years. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £330, with the most recent sale at £360. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £220 (low) to £430 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl is £322–£398 (±11% around the latest sale).
Port Ellen is a whisky distillery. Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl is an age-stated bottling at 27 years old.
Closed / ghost distillery
Port Ellen closed in 1983; bottlings from its original era are finite and command a scarcity premium at auction.
Considerable age
A 27-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.
Named / limited release
Released as 6th, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.
Non-standard format
Bottled in a 200ml 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.
Latest sale
£360
24-month median
£330
24-month high
£430
24-month low
£220
Estimated value · likely range
£322–£398 ±11%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | £360 | 1 |
| May 2024 | £340 | 1 |
| April 2024 | £320 | 1 |
| February 2023 | £380 | 1 |
| October 2016 | £220 | 1 |
| January 2016 | £310 | 1 |
| May 2015 | £250 | 1 |
| January 2015 | £430 | 1 |
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The latest hammer price for Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl at auction is £360. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £330, with a high of £430 and a low of £220. 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.
wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £220 to £430 (median £330).
Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl 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 £330 (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%.
Port Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £330. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.
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 £360, 24-month median £330 — 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 Ellen 6th Release 27 Year Old 20cl that hammers at £360 would cost the buyer approximately £454 all-in including buyer's premium.
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