Whisky investment intelligence
25 Famous Grouse expressions tracked across 631+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-1.4%
Median return
+0.0%
Volatility (±)
15.9%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Famous Grouse bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famous Grouse 1992 Vintage | £65 | £50 | +30.0% |
| Famous Grouse 1989 Vintage | £65 | £55 | +18.2% |
| Famous Grouse 21 Year Old | £130 | £110 | +18.2% |
| Famous Grouse 18 Year Old | £55 | £52 | +6.4% |
| Famous Grouse 1987 Vintage | £66 | £63 | +6.0% |
| Famous Grouse | £20 | £20 | +0.0% |
| Famous Grouse 16 Year Old Vic Lee Edition | £30 | £30 | +0.0% |
| Famous Grouse 12 Year Old | £25 | £25 | +0.0% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Famous Grouse expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Famous Grouse bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
| Famous Grouse 15 Year Old Blended Malt 1L | £45 | -28.0% |
| Famous Grouse 15 Year Old Bill McLaren’s Famous XV | £35 | -22.2% |
| Famous Grouse 10 Year Old | £33 | -18.7% |
| Famous Grouse 4.5L | £80 | -11.1% |
| Famous Grouse 12 Year Old Gold Reserve | £23 | -10.0% |
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 631+ 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 Famous Grouse catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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