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3 Cotswolds Founder’s Choice expressions tracked across 10+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-19.7%
Median return
-20.0%
Volatility (±)
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Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Cotswolds Founder’s Choice bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswolds Founder’s Choice Small Batch Release | £50 | £50 | -6.2% |
| Cotswolds Founder’s Choice Batch #1 2018 Release | £50 | £50 | -33.3% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Cotswolds Founder’s Choice expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Cotswolds Founder’s Choice 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 10+ 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 Founder’s Choice catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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