Whisky investment intelligence
20 An Orkney expressions tracked across 117+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-4.1%
Median return
-3.0%
Volatility (±)
13.9%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
An Orkney bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Orkney 2004 16 Year Old Watt Whisky | £100 | £50 | +20.0% |
| An Orkney 2004 19 Year Old Cadenhead’s In The Courtyard | £100 | £100 | +9.7% |
| An Orkney 2009 12 Year Old Cadenhead's Warehouse Tasting | £50 | £50 | +4.8% |
| An Orkney 2016 5 Year Old Cadenhead's Warehouse Tasting | £50 | £50 | +0.0% |
| An Orkney 2016 7 Year Old Cadenhead’s In The Courtyard | £50 | £50 | +0.0% |
| An Orkney 12 Year Old Periodical North Star 50cl | £50 | £50 | -5.3% |
| An Orkney 2011 11 Year Old Thompson Bros | £50 | £50 | -9.1% |
| An Orkney 9 Year Old Chorlton Whisky | £50 | £50 | -9.1% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
An Orkney 2004 19 Year Old Cadenhead’s In The Courtyard
£85
11 observations
An Orkney 2008 15 Year Old Error 502 Bad Gateway Thompson Bros
£80
3 observations
An Orkney 2004 16 Year Old Watt Whisky
£75
6 observations
An Orkney 2008 14 Year Old Error 502 Bad Gateway Thompson Bros
£65
3 observations
An Orkney Distillery 2004 16 Year Old Watt Whisky
£63
3 observations
Affordable An Orkney expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
An Orkney 2016 7 Year Old Cadenhead’s In The Courtyard
£40
5 observations
An Orkney 6 Year Old Cadenhead’s
£43
3 observations
An Orkney 12 Year Old Periodical North Star 50cl
£45
7 observations
An Orkney 12 Year Old Croucher & Co Periodical North Star 50cl
£45
3 observations
An Orkney 2016 5 Year Old Cadenhead's Warehouse Tasting
£45
7 observations
An Orkney bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
Past auction prices are the most defensible signal of a bottle's collectable value — but they are not a forecast. The data below comes from 117+ hammered lots across six major auction houses; none of it is curated or pay-for-placement.
Three rules-of-thumb a working collector should keep in mind:
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