Whisky investment intelligence
14 Burnside expressions tracked across 74+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-2.9%
Median return
-6.7%
Volatility (±)
14.1%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Burnside bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside 1998 25 Year Old Cadenhead’s Club | £100 | £100 | +13.3% |
| Burnside 2010 14 Year Old Cadenhead’s Malt Festival 2025 | £50 | £50 | +13.0% |
| Burnside 2010 14 Year Old Cadenhead’s | £50 | £100 | -6.7% |
| Burnside 28 Year Old Cadenhead’s | £100 | £150 | -11.5% |
| Burnside 1996 27 Year Old Whisky Sponge Edition No.87 | £200 | £250 | -22.6% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Burnside expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Burnside 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 74+ 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:
For a deeper view, the full Burnside catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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