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Investing in Hennessy Very Special

16 Hennessy Very Special expressions tracked across 43+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-9.6%

Median return

-5.9%

Volatility (±)

7.6%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

Hennessy Very Special bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Hennessy Very Special Cognac£25£25+0.0%
Hennessy Very Special Faith XLVII Limited Edition£40£43-5.9%
Hennessy Very Special Felipe Pantone Limited Edition£40£43-5.9%
Hennessy Very Special Scott Campbell Limited Edition£60£70-14.3%
Hennessy Very Special Shepard Fairey Limited Edition£45£58-21.7%

Blue-chip Hennessy Very Special

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Hennessy Very Special JonOne Limited Edition

£60

4 observations

Hennessy Very Special Scott Campbell Limited Edition

£60

5 observations

Hennessy Very Special Shepard Fairey Limited Edition

£45

4 observations

Hennessy Very Special Les Twins Limited Edition

£40

3 observations

Hennessy Very Special Faith XLVII Limited Edition

£40

3 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Hennessy Very Special Cognac

£25

7 observations

Hennessy Very Special VHILS Limited Edition

£38

3 observations

Hennessy Very Special Les Twins Limited Edition

£40

3 observations

Hennessy Very Special Faith XLVII Limited Edition

£40

3 observations

Hennessy Very Special Felipe Pantone Limited Edition

£40

4 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Hennessy Very Special Shepard Fairey Limited Edition£45-21.7%
Hennessy Very Special Scott Campbell Limited Edition£60-14.3%
Hennessy Very Special Faith XLVII Limited Edition£40-5.9%
Hennessy Very Special Felipe Pantone Limited Edition£40-5.9%

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 43+ 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 Hennessy Very Special catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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