Whisky investment intelligence
13 Cotswolds expressions tracked across 116+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-17.1%
Median return
-14.3%
Volatility (±)
40.1%
Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Cotswolds bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswolds 2018 Single Cask #2289 | £95 | £60 | +58.3% |
| Cotswolds 2017 Odyssey Barley | £30 | £30 | +0.0% |
| Cotswolds 2017 Private Cask #1795 | £45 | £45 | +0.0% |
| Cotswolds 2014 Odyssey Barley | £30 | £35 | -14.3% |
| Cotswolds 2018 Coronation Cask #2023 | £98 | £150 | -35.0% |
| Cotswolds 2017 Single Cask #1952 Platinum Jubilee | £65 | £140 | -53.6% |
| Cotswolds 2017 Odyssey Barley For Magdalen College | £35 | £140 | -75.0% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Cotswolds expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Cotswolds 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 116+ 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 Cotswolds catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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