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46 Cadenhead’s expressions tracked across 337+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-4.0%
Median return
-6.0%
Volatility (±)
8.4%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Cadenhead’s bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadenhead’s 10 Year Old Irish Single Malt Enigma | £50 | £50 | +15.8% |
| Cadenhead’s 2010 14 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Enigma | £50 | £50 | +5.3% |
| Cadenhead’s 2008 16 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Enigma | £50 | £50 | +4.3% |
| Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Selection 3 x | £50 | £50 | +0.0% |
| Cadenhead’s 2012 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Enigma | £50 | £50 | -5.9% |
| Cadenhead’s 2008 15 Year Old Islay Single Malt Enigma | £100 | £100 | -6.2% |
| Cadenhead’s 2013 11 Year Old Lowland Single Malt Enigma | £50 | £50 | -6.7% |
| Cadenhead’s 25 Year Old Blend for Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Edinburgh | £50 | £50 | -7.1% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Cadenhead’s 1985 40 Year Old Highland Single Malt Enigma
£280
13 observations
Cadenhead’s 1989 35 Year Old Blended Malt Enigma
£130
24 observations
Cadenhead’s 2007 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Enigma
£120
10 observations
Cadenhead’s 2003 21 Year Old Tennessee Bourbon Whisky Enigma
£95
15 observations
Cadenhead’s 2003 22 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Enigma
£95
16 observations
Affordable Cadenhead’s expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Cadenhead’s 16 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Enigma 20cl
£15
3 observations
Cadenhead’s 15 Year Old Islay Single Malt Enigma 20cl
£25
3 observations
Cadenhead’s 2019 6 Year Old Lowland Single Malt Enigma
£35
7 observations
Cadenhead’s 2013 11 Year Old Lowland Single Malt Enigma
£35
15 observations
Cadenhead’s 2016 8 Year Old Orkney Single Malt Enigma
£40
16 observations
Cadenhead’s 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 337+ 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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