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Investing in Four Roses Small

14 Four Roses Small expressions tracked across 377+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-18.5%

Median return

-21.7%

Volatility (±)

9.3%

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 Select 75cl£50£50-2.4%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release 6 x£750£800-6.5%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release£100£150-19.8%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release£100£150-21.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release£150£200-25.0%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2010 Release 75cl£400£500-26.9%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2020 Release£150£200-27.5%

Blue-chip Four Roses Small

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release 6 x

£725

12 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2010 Release 75cl

£380

6 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2020 Release

£145

74 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release

£140

80 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release 70cl / 57.1%

£130

3 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

£34

76 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2025 Release

£111

16 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release

£114

40 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release

£120

63 observations

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release 70cl / 57.1%

£130

3 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 2020 Release£150-27.5%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2010 Release 75cl£400-26.9%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2021 Release£150-25.0%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2022 Release£100-21.7%
Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2024 Release£100-19.8%

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 377+ 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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