Whisky investment intelligence
315 Bunnahabhain expressions tracked across 5,156+ auction observations. Style: unpeated, maritime. Islay region, founded 1881.
12-mo avg return
-3.0%
Median return
-4.0%
Volatility (±)
18.5%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Bunnahabhain bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnahabhain Ceobanach Batch No #2 | £100 | £50 | +77.8% |
| Bunnahabhain 2009 Gordon & MacPhail | £100 | £50 | +63.0% |
| Bunnahabhain 1976 39 Year Old Cadenhead's | £600 | £400 | +57.9% |
| Bunnahabhain 2008 Moine Bordeaux Red Wine Matured | £150 | £100 | +41.7% |
| Bunnahabhain Ceobanach Batch No #3 | £50 | £50 | +36.8% |
| Bunnahabhain 1975 40 Year Old XOP | £600 | £450 | +34.9% |
| Bunnahabhain 1990 24 Year Old Old Particular | £100 | £100 | +33.3% |
| Bunnahabhain 1990 26 Year Old North Star | £150 | £100 | +33.3% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Bunnahabhain expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Bunnahabhain 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 5,156+ 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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