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Investing in Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI

1 Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI expressions tracked across 39+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-2.8%

Median return

-2.8%

Volatility (±)

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

Blue-chip Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Entry-level (under £150)

Affordable Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.

Cooled off (12 months)

Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.

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 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:

  • 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 Foursquare 2005 12 Year Old Single Blended Rum Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VI catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.