Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) Price, Value & Investment Data
(as of 2026-06-24)
(since 2015-04-01)
Liquidity score: based on historical data, there is a ~86.06% chance that you can sell this bottle on the secondary market at its actual market value.
Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd): Price History
The Port Ellen 3rd Annual Release 1979 24 Year Old is a well-known single malt scotch whisky from the Islay region. Our research shows that it has been listed over 100 times on different whisky auction sites. With that, Port Ellen 24 is considered a very rarely listed bottle of the secondary market. On this page, we collect all the hard-data and information that we currently have about it!
How much is a bottle of Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) worth?
As of June 2026, a bottle of Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) is worth about £875.50 on the UK secondary market — the average hammer price across recent auctions. Over the last 12 months the average price has fallen by 27.04%.
Prices for this bottle have been highly volatile over its auction history. It peaked at £2100.00 in May 2022 and bottomed at £650.00 in May 2016. The chart above shows every individual auction sale alongside the monthly average.
Important qualitative insights about the Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) whisky
Is it still produced? No — it was a special/limited edition. (This is a new datapoint in our dataset and not yet fully reviewed, so occasionally it may be wrong.)
Taste profile: not yet in our database. (Coming soon…)
Is Port Ellen 24 (1978 2nd) a good investment?
When we evaluate Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) as an investment, we look mainly at two factors: its past performance (annualized return) and how easy it has historically been to sell (liquidity score).
Based on these factors, we consider it an average but risky investment historically, because:
- it delivered a below-average annualized return: 1.55%
- it was not too difficult to sell on the secondary market: in ~86.06% of cases a buyer paid the requested price
Is it worth investing in a bottle of Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) right now?
No one can tell where prices will be in a month, a year or a decade. What we do know is what it is worth today:
- its latest average price was £875.50
- that is -58.31% compared to its all-time high (£2100.00)
- and +34.69% compared to its all-time low (£650.00)
Other editions of this whisky
Here are a few other editions of Port Ellen 24 (1978 2nd) that we have found on the secondary market:
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Frequently asked questions about Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd)
Is Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) a good investment?
Historically we consider it an average but risky investment: 1.55% annualized return since 2015-04-01, with a 86.06% liquidity score.
How easy is it to sell Port Ellen 24 Year Old (1978 2nd) on the secondary market?
Based on historical auction data there is a ~86.06% chance of selling Port Ellen 24 (1978 2nd) at its actual market value; 0 bottles changed hands at auction in the last 6 months.
For more info, visit the Port Ellen brand’s website: Port Ellen.
Should you invest in this whisky right now?
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