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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Foursquare

83 Foursquare expressions tracked across 1,511+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-14.1%

Median return

-17.0%

Volatility (±)

23.8%

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 11 Year Old Zinfandel Cask Blend Exceptional Cask Selection Mark IV£100£50+104.3%
Foursquare 2003 14 Year Old Destino£350£300+24.1%
Foursquare 16 Year Old Magisterium Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXVI£100£100+6.7%
Foursquare 2007 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark X£100£100+3.0%
Foursquare 2005 15 Year Old The Colours Of Rum Wealth Solutions Edition #2£100£100+0.0%
Foursquare 12 Year Old Clifton Hall£50£50+0.0%
Foursquare 2010 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXI£50£50-2.0%
Foursquare 2011 12 Year Old Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXIV£50£50-4.8%

Blue-chip Foursquare

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Foursquare 2003 14 Year Old Destino

£360

26 observations

Foursquare 9 Year Old Port Cask Finish Exceptional Cask Selection

£300

11 observations

Foursquare 2004 20 Year Old Fidelitas

£250

19 observations

Foursquare 2008 Principia

£170

51 observations

Foursquare 2005 16 Year Old Magnum Series #1

£150

5 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Foursquare 12 Year Old Clifton Hall

£40

14 observations

Foursquare 13 Year Old Barbados Dram Mor

£40

12 observations

Foursquare 2011 Little Brown Dog

£43

21 observations

Foursquare 2011 12 Year Old Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXIV

£50

13 observations

Foursquare - 12 Year Old (2011) Exceptional Cask Selection XXIV

£50

6 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Foursquare 12 Year Old Private Cask Selection Master Series Edition No1£100-50.0%
Foursquare 2005 16 Year Old Magnum Series #1£150-46.4%
Foursquare 2004 20 Year Old Fidelitas£250-46.2%
Foursquare - 14 Year Old (Nobiliary)£50-39.1%
Foursquare 12 Year Old Diadem Private Cask Selection For The Whisky Exchange£100-37.5%

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 1,511+ 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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