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Investing in Blended Scotch

21 Blended Scotch expressions tracked across 79+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-16.1%

Median return

-15.0%

Volatility (±)

7.7%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Blended Scotch 21 Year Old Wee Mongrel Little Brown Dog Batch #3£68£70-3.6%
Blended Scotch 1980 38 Year Old Thompson Bros£230£255-9.8%
Blended Scotch 5 Year Old Thompson Bros£45£53-14.3%
Blended Scotch 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros£128£150-15.0%
Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros£140£170-17.6%
Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Hogmanay Street Party£40£53-23.8%
Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros£25£35-28.6%

Blue-chip Blended Scotch

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

4 observations

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros

£140

10 observations

Blended Scotch 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros

£128

6 observations

Blended Scotch 21 Year Old Wee Mongrel Little Brown Dog Batch #3

£68

13 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros

£25

13 observations

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

£40

7 observations

Blended Scotch 5 Year Old Thompson Bros

£45

3 observations

Blended Scotch 21 Year Old Wee Mongrel Little Brown Dog Batch #3

£68

13 observations

Blended Scotch 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros

£128

6 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros£25-28.6%
Blended Scotch 6 Year Old Thompson Bros For Dornoch Hogmanay Street Party£40-23.8%
Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros£140-17.6%
Blended Scotch 1986 38 Year Old Thompson Bros£128-15.0%
Blended Scotch 5 Year Old Thompson Bros£45-14.3%

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 79+ 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 Scotch catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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