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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Glenlossie

50 Glenlossie expressions tracked across 406+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+8.3%

Median return

+5.0%

Volatility (±)

19.8%

Verdict

Strong recent momentum

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Glenlossie 2007 13 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength£100£50+53.8%
Glenlossie - 10 Year Old (Flora & Fauna)£50£50+50.0%
Glenlossie 2011 12 Year Old OLO£50£50+21.9%
Manager’s Dram Glenlossie 12 Year Old£100£100+15.8%
SMWS 46.97 Glenlossie 1992 27 Year Old£200£200+12.8%
Glenlossie 1974 Connoisseurs Choice£200£200+11.4%
SMWS 46.107 Glenlossie 2011 9 Year Old£50£50+11.1%
SMWS 46.101 Glenlossie 1997 22 Year Old£100£100+10.0%

Blue-chip Glenlossie

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Glenlossie - 50 Year Old (1975) Single Cask #5959 (Kingsbury)

£740

8 observations

Glenlossie 1975 50 Year Old Kingsbury

£650

5 observations

Glenlossie 1974 Connoisseurs Choice

£220

5 observations

SMWS 46.97 Glenlossie 1992 27 Year Old

£220

11 observations

Glenlossie 27 Year Old (1978) First Cask Whisky Auction (1978)

£190

3 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Flora & Fauna Glenlossie 10 Year Old

£35

183 observations

Glenlossie 10 Year Old Croucher & Co Periodical North Star 50cl

£40

5 observations

SMWS 46.107 Glenlossie 2011 9 Year Old

£50

3 observations

Glenlossie 2011 12 Year Old OLO

£53

14 observations

Glenlossie-Glenlivet 2008 17 Year Old Cadenhead’s

£55

15 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Glenlossie - 12 Year Old (Manager's Dram)£100-20.0%
Flora & Fauna Glenlossie 10 Year Old£50-12.5%
SMWS 46.49 Glenlossie 1992 23 Year Old£150-12.5%
SMWS 46.118 Glenlossie 1992 28 Year Old£150-5.6%
Glenlossie-Glenlivet 2008 17 Year Old Cadenhead’s Malt Festival 2025£50-3.8%

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 406+ 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 Glenlossie catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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