2024 · data-driven
2,117 collectable bottles with credible auction data in both 2023 and 2024. Market average: -5.7%. Methodology: median hammer price year vs prior year, minimum 3 observations each.
Bottles with the highest year-over-year median price gains in 2024.
Affordable bottles that gained in 2024. Lower commitment, faster portfolio diversification.
Fettercairn Fasque
Fettercairn Fasque
Highland Single Malt
Highland Single Malt Bad Na H-Achlaise Collection For Badachro Distillery
Bunnahabhain
Bunnahabhain Moine
Bunnahabhain
Bunnahabhain Moine
Chivas Royal Salute
Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition Mini 5cl
Bowmore
Bowmore Enigma 12 Year Old 1L
Glen Orrin
Glen Orrin 30 Year Old
Compass Box Hedonism
Compass Box Hedonism
Kilchoman
Kilchoman 2012 Single Cask #265 Founders Cask Release
Scapa Glansa
Scapa Glansa
Distilleries with the highest average bottle-level appreciation in 2024 (≥3 bottles each).
| Distillery | Bottles in sample | Win rate | Avg change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Pulteney | 4 | 100% | +16.9% |
| Oban | 4 | 100% | +16.5% |
| Glen Marnoch | 5 | 60% | +12.3% |
| AnCnoc | 3 | 67% | +10.8% |
| Caol Ila | 23 | 65% | +8.0% |
| Johnnie Walker | 16 | 63% | +6.9% |
| Auchentoshan | 7 | 43% | +5.3% |
| Aberfeldy | 7 | 43% | +4.8% |
| Benromach | 6 | 50% | +4.5% |
| Aultmore | 4 | 75% | +4.5% |
Bottles that softened — could be fair-value entry points, or warnings about over-bought corners of the market.
| Bimber Single Cask #126 The Spirit Of The Underground Baker Street | Bimber | £260 | -65.3% |
| Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old Brown Flagon Mini 5cl | Chivas Royal Salute | £40 | -60.0% |
| Bimber Single Cask #233 The Spirit Of The Underground Victoria | Bimber | £250 | -57.6% |
| Bimber Single Cask #99 The Spirit Of The Underground Waterloo | Bimber | £290 | -57.4% |
| Johnnie Walker Old Harmony 75cl | Johnnie Walker Old | £75 | -48.3% |
| White Peak Wire Works Rum Cask Finish | White Peak Wire | £50 | -47.4% |
| Dalmore 2001 15 Year Old Port Finish | Dalmore | £90 | -47.1% |
| The Lakes Distillery Private Reserve The Connoisseur's Edition | The | £250 | -46.1% |
| Bimber Single Cask #35 The Spirit Of The Underground London Bridge | Bimber | £245 | -45.6% |
| GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #3 | GlenAllachie | £73 | -44.2% |
Each bottle's median hammer price in 2023 is compared to its median in 2024. Only bottles with ≥3 observations in both years are eligible — this filters out one-off curiosities and produces a credible signal of actual market movement.
Source: live hammer-price feeds from Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Whisky Hammer, Bonhams, Whisky Bull, and whisky.auction. All figures are hammer (excluding 12–28% buyer's premium).