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12 Crabbie expressions tracked across 215+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-11.9%
Median return
-16.0%
Volatility (±)
11.4%
Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Crabbie bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbie 2019 Chain Pier Single Cask for Milroy’s | £50 | £50 | +3.7% |
| Crabbie - 30 Year Old (Limited edition) | £400 | £350 | +2.7% |
| Crabbie - 25 Year Old (Limited edition) | £200 | £250 | -11.1% |
| Crabbie 30 Year Old Speyside | £350 | £450 | -20.9% |
| Crabbie - 3 Year Old (2019) Chain Pier (Milroy's Soho Exclusive) | £50 | £100 | -22.2% |
| Crabbie 2019 Chain Pier Single Cask Inaugural Release | £150 | £200 | -23.8% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Crabbie - 30 Year Old (Limited edition)
£380
13 observations
Crabbie 30 Year Old Speyside
£340
51 observations
Crabbie - 25 Year Old (Limited edition)
£220
75 observations
Crabbie 2019 Chain Pier Single Cask Inaugural Release
£160
33 observations
Crabbie 2019 Chain Pier Single Cask for Milroy’s
£70
19 observations
Affordable Crabbie expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Crabbie 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 215+ 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 Crabbie catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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