Is Blanton’s a good whisky investment?

Based on 179+ auction observations across 18 expressions, the average bottle median is down 4.5% over the past 12 months. Volatility of returns sits at ±10.8%, meaning individual bottles can vary substantially around that average.

What's the best-performing Blanton’s bottle this year?

Blanton’s Single Barrel Special Reserve is up 9.1% YoY — currently fetching £120 median at auction (vs £110 a year ago).

Where can I see live Blanton’s auction prices?

wsky1 aggregates hammer-price data from Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Whisky Hammer, Bonhams, Whisky Bull and whisky.auction. See the full Blanton’s catalog with live prices: /distillery/blanton-s.

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Investing in Blanton’s

18 Blanton’s expressions tracked across 179+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-4.5%

Median return

-4.0%

Volatility (±)

10.8%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

Blanton’s bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

Bottle	Current median	12mo ago	Change
Blanton’s Single Barrel Special Reserve	£100	£100	+9.1%
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon River Edition 2023 For La Maison Du Whisky	£400	£400	+5.3%
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon 75cl	£100	£100	+0.0%
Blanton’s Single Barrel 2022 Edition For La Maison Du Whisky	£300	£350	-7.9%
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Collection Foundations 2024 For La Maison Du Whisky	£300	£350	-9.8%
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Japanese Edition 75cl	£100	£150	-23.6%

Blue-chip Blanton’s

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon River Edition 2023 For La Maison Du Whisky

£400

9 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel 2025 Edition For La Maison Du Whisky

£320

11 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel 2022 Edition For La Maison Du Whisky

£320

11 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Collection Foundations 2024 For La Maison Du Whisky

£293

24 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel 2024 Edition For La Maison Du Whisky

£283

8 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

Affordable Blanton’s expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Japanese Edition 75cl

£99

51 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon 75cl

£115

39 observations

Blanton’s Single Barrel Special Reserve

£120

8 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

Blanton’s bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Japanese Edition 75cl	£100	-23.6%
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon Collection Foundations 2024 For La Maison Du Whisky	£300	-9.8%
Blanton’s Single Barrel 2022 Edition For La Maison Du Whisky	£300	-7.9%

How wsky1 thinks about whisky investment

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 179+ 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:

Liquidity matters. A bottle that trades once a year cannot be priced reliably. Filter for ≥3 observations before you trust any "median" number.
Premium swings. Major auction houses charge 24–28% buyer's premium on top of hammer. Net return after both buy- and sell-side premium is roughly hammer × 0.78 ÷ paid × 1.26.
Concentrated risk. One bottle is a story; a 6-bottle portfolio across two or three distilleries is an asset class.

For a deeper view, the full Blanton’s catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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