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Investing in Craigellachie

50 Craigellachie expressions tracked across 555+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-1.6%

Median return

+0.0%

Volatility (±)

12.8%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

Craigellachie bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Craigellachie 2011 11 Year Old Master Of Malt£55£43+29.4%
Craigellachie 13 Year Old£45£39+14.9%
Craigellachie 2005 15 Year Old Old Particular Midnight Series£65£60+8.3%
Craigellachie 1978 16 Year Old First Cask£145£135+7.4%
Craigellachie 23 Year Old£210£200+5.0%
Craigellachie 17 Year Old£78£75+4.4%
Craigellachie 21 Year Old Exceptional Cask Series For Spirit Of Speyside 2021£265£260+1.9%
Craigellachie 13 Year Old Bas-Armagnac Barrels£45£45+0.0%

Blue-chip Craigellachie

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Craigellachie 1980 41 Year Old Exceptional Cask

£1,900

3 observations

Craigellachie 37 Year Old Small Batch Reserve Limited Edition

£1,200

3 observations

Craigellachie 1994 25 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

£320

5 observations

Craigellachie 21 Year Old Exceptional Cask Series For Spirit Of Speyside 2021

£265

5 observations

Craigellachie 1995 23 Year Old Exceptional Cask For The Discerning Traveller

£210

27 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

Affordable Craigellachie expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.

Craigellachie 2013 8 Year Old North Star

£35

3 observations

Craigellachie 2014 7 Year Old Cooper’s Choice

£38

4 observations

Craigellachie 2006 12 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd

£40

4 observations

Craigellachie 2007 12 Year Old Whisky Broker

£40

10 observations

Craigellachie 9 Year Old Dram Mor

£40

3 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

Craigellachie bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.

Craigellachie 2007 12 Year Old Whisky Broker£40-30.4%
Craigellachie 2013 8 Year Old North Star£35-26.3%
Craigellachie 2006 12 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd£40-20.0%
Craigellachie 2006 14 Year Old Old Particular Spiritualist Series£50-13.0%
Craigellachie 2012 11 Year Old Thompson Bros£48-5.0%

How wsky1 thinks about whisky investment

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 555+ 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:

  • Liquidity matters. A bottle that trades once a year cannot be priced reliably. Filter for ≥3 observations before you trust any "median" number.
  • Premium swings. Major auction houses charge 24–28% buyer's premium on top of hammer. Net return after both buy- and sell-side premium is roughly hammer × 0.78 ÷ paid × 1.26.
  • Concentrated risk. One bottle is a story; a 6-bottle portfolio across two or three distilleries is an asset class.

For a deeper view, the full Craigellachie catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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