Whisky investment intelligence
5 Filey Bay expressions tracked across 39+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-25.4%
Median return
-22.2%
Volatility (±)
16.4%
Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Filey Bay bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filey Bay 2016 Single Cask #175 For Booths 175th Anniversary | £50 | £50 | -7.1% |
| Filey Bay 2nd Release | £50 | £50 | -22.2% |
| Filey Bay 2018 Single Cask #731 For Whisky Show 2024 | £100 | £150 | -46.9% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Filey Bay expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Filey Bay 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 39+ 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 Filey Bay catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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