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Investing in Glenlivet

125 Glenlivet expressions tracked across 2,650+ auction observations. Style: fruity, floral. Speyside region, founded 1824.

12-mo avg return

+4.1%

Median return

+0.0%

Volatility (±)

24.2%

Verdict

Stable, modest appreciation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Glenlivet 2007 11 Year Old Signatory For The Whisky Exchange£235£120+95.8%
Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Cask #56069£327£200+63.3%
Glenlivet 12 Year Old 75cl£70£45+55.6%
Glenlivet 1965 Gordon & MacPhail£560£360+55.6%
Glenlivet Code£120£80+50.0%
Glenlivet Nadurra£60£40+50.0%
Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Cask #56071£240£170+41.2%
Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso£60£45+33.3%

Blue-chip Glenlivet

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Glenlivet 1967 Gordon & MacPhail

£1,300

5 observations

Glenlivet 1938 Gordon & MacPhail 26 2/3 Fl Oz

£1,100

3 observations

Glenlivet 1978 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

£900

8 observations

Glenlivet 1967 (Gordon and MacPhail) Exclusive (Archive Release) · Gordon and MacPhail

£690

4 observations

Glenlivet 1967 Cellar Collection

£650

17 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve

£20

7 observations

Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve American Oak Selection

£20

11 observations

Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve

£25

41 observations

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Double Oak

£25

28 observations

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

£27

283 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Glenlivet Spectra 3 x 20cl£34-32.5%
Glenlivet Spectra 3 x 20cl£34-32.5%
Glenlivet 1967 Cellar Collection£650-31.6%
Glenlivet 12 Year Old Licensed Dram First Fill Double Oak£33-23.5%
Glenlivet 12 Year Old Excellence£28-21.4%

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 2,650+ 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 Glenlivet catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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