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Investing in Four Roses Small

16 Four Roses Small expressions tracked across 415+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-9.9%

Median return

-15.6%

Volatility (±)

18.8%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

Four Roses Small bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release£200£150+35.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Select 75cl£50£50+0.0%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2019 Release£200£200-2.1%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2010 Release 75cl£450£500-8.0%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release 6 x£700£800-15.6%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release£100£150-21.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release£100£150-23.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2020 Release£150£200-25.0%

Blue-chip Four Roses Small

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release 6 x

£675

9 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2010 Release 75cl

£460

6 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2017 Release

£190

34 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2019 Release

£190

23 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2020 Release

£150

73 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Four Roses Small Batch Select 75cl

£35

74 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release

£110

35 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2025 Release

£111

14 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release

£120

62 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release

£135

76 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release£150-28.8%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2020 Release£150-25.0%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release£100-23.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release£100-21.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release 6 x£700-15.6%

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 415+ 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 Four Roses Small catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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