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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Blended

48 Blended expressions tracked across 399+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-11.2%

Median return

-7.1%

Volatility (±)

13.7%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

Blended bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Blended Whisky 25 Year Old For Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Edinburgh£50£50+13.0%
Blended Grain 30 Year Old Butterscotch & Vanilla & Toast & A Generation£50£50+8.3%
Blended Grain 1982 36 Year Old North Star£100£100+2.3%
Blended 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros£150£150+2.0%
Blended Scotch Whisky 37 Year Old Cadenhead’s Warehouse Tasting£150£150+0.0%
Blended Scotch 21 Year Old Wee Mongrel Little Brown Dog Batch #3£50£50+0.0%
Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros£50£50+0.0%
Blended Malt 20 Year Old Wee Mongrel Little Brown Dog 50cl£50£100-4.4%

Blue-chip Blended

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Blended Scotch 1980 38 Year Old Thompson Bros

£230

5 observations

Blended Scotch 1977 47 Year Old Thompson Bros

£180

5 observations

Blended Scotch Whisky 37 Year Old Cadenhead’s Warehouse Tasting

£150

4 observations

Blended Scotch 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros

£140

17 observations

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros

£130

21 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Blended Scotch 11 Year Old Quarter Master Whisky Works

£25

5 observations

Blended Malt 2010 11 Year Old Thompson Bros

£35

33 observations

Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros

£35

29 observations

Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Hogmanay Street Party

£36

8 observations

Blended Malt World Whisky 8 Year Old Decadent Drams

£40

3 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Blended Scotch 11 Year Old Quarter Master Whisky Works£50-37.5%
Blended Malt 21 Year Old Tonic Wine Finish Master Of Malt Rhythm & Booze£50-33.3%
The Blended Whisky Company Lost Distilleries Blend Batch #10£100-33.3%
Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Hogmanay Street Party£50-31.0%
Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros£150-25.7%

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 399+ 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 Blended catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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