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Investing in Glenlivet

391 Glenlivet expressions tracked across 6,138+ auction observations. Style: fruity, floral. Speyside region, founded 1824.

12-mo avg return

-0.6%

Median return

-5.3%

Volatility (±)

29.7%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Glenlivet 18 Year Old 4/5 Quart£1,200£500+150.0%
Macallan-Glenlivet “As We Get It” Mini 5cl£50£0+150.0%
Glenlivet 2007 11 Year Old Signatory For The Whisky Exchange£300£100+141.7%
Glenlivet - Nadurra (Oloroso Matured) Small Batch OL0818£100£50+91.5%
Braes of Glenlivet - 15 Year Old (1979) Signatory Vintage£200£150+68.0%
Glenlivet 16 Year Old Nadurra£100£50+64.5%
Glenlivet - Master Distiller's Reserve (Small Batch)£50£50+55.8%
Glenlivet 12 Year Old 75cl£50£50+55.6%

Blue-chip Glenlivet

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Macallan-Glenlivet 1968 30 Year Old Signatory

£1,500

3 observations

Glenlivet 1967 Gordon & MacPhail

£1,300

5 observations

Glenlivet 18 Year Old 4/5 Quart

£1,200

4 observations

Glenlivet 1938 Gordon & MacPhail 26 2/3 Fl Oz

£1,100

7 observations

Glenlivet 1978 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

£900

8 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Longmorn-Glenlivet 12 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Mini 5cl

£15

10 observations

Glenlivet New Manhattan Spirit Drink

£15

5 observations

Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve

£20

54 observations

Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve American Oak Selection

£20

33 observations

Tamnavulin-Glenlivet 10 Year Old

£20

15 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Dufftown Glenlivet - 10 Year Old (1980s) 75cl£50-59.3%
Boutique-y Whisky Co Glenlivet 27 Year Old Batch #1£100-47.8%
Glenlivet - 21 Year Old (1963) For The Chairman£700-46.2%
Glenlivet - Nadurra (Oloroso Matured) Small Batch OL0317£50-39.1%
Glenlivet - 11 Year Old (2007) Signatory Vintage (The Whisky Barrel)£50-37.3%

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 6,138+ 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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