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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Foursquare

53 Foursquare expressions tracked across 777+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-16.0%

Median return

-17.6%

Volatility (±)

14.9%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Foursquare 12 Year Old Clifton Hall£45£35+28.6%
Foursquare 2003 14 Year Old Destino£360£290+24.1%
Foursquare 2005 15 Year Old The Colours Of Rum Wealth Solutions Edition #2£75£75+0.0%
Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI£88£90-2.8%
Foursquare 2008 Principia£170£180-5.6%
Foursquare 2008 15 Year Old Celebrating Ralfy.com 1000 Reviews£70£75-6.7%
Foursquare 14 Year Old Touchstone Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXII£70£77-8.9%
Foursquare 2009 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XVII£60£67-10.2%

Blue-chip Foursquare

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Foursquare 2003 14 Year Old Destino

£360

25 observations

Foursquare 2004 20 Year Old Fidelitas

£347

6 observations

Foursquare 17 Year Old Raconteur

£185

11 observations

Foursquare 2008 Principia

£170

25 observations

Foursquare 15 Year Old Absolutio

£165

11 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Foursquare 13 Year Old Barbados Dram Mor

£40

12 observations

Foursquare 12 Year Old Clifton Hall

£45

6 observations

Foursquare 2011 12 Year Old Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXIV

£48

6 observations

Foursquare 2007 14 Year Old Thompson Bros

£50

5 observations

Foursquare 11 Year Old Indelible Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XVIII

£55

76 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Foursquare 2010 Berry Bros & Rudd£55-42.1%
Foursquare 2001 18 Year Old The Duchess£75-37.5%
Foursquare 16 Year Old Magisterium Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXVI£70-33.3%
Foursquare 17 Year Old Raconteur£185-31.5%
Foursquare 10 Year Old Dominus Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VII£93-28.8%

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 777+ 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.

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