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Investing in Linkwood

134 Linkwood expressions tracked across 994+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+6.7%

Median return

+0.0%

Volatility (±)

27.3%

Verdict

Stable, modest appreciation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Linkwood 1974 27 Year Old First Cask£250£150+76.9%
Linkwood 1996 22 Year Old Signatory£150£100+75.0%
Linkwood 1989 22 Year Old Hard to Find Whisky£150£100+69.7%
SMWS 39.119 Linkwood 2007 8 Year Old£50£50+40.0%
Flora & Fauna Linkwood 1983 Cask Strength£250£200+35.0%
SMWS 39.140 Linkwood 1989 27 Year Old£200£150+33.3%
Linkwood 1954 Gordon & MacPhail£1,300£1,000+33.3%
Linkwood 2007 12 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Parcel No. 2£50£50+33.3%

Blue-chip Linkwood

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Linkwood 1954 Gordon & MacPhail

£1,300

5 observations

Linkwood - 37 Year Old (1939) Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) 75cl

£1,048

7 observations

Linkwood 1978 37 Year Old Limited Release

£520

8 observations

Linkwood 1988 35 Year Old Unicorn Series Claxton's

£460

3 observations

Rare Malts Linkwood 1972 22 Year Old

£430

12 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Linkwood 15 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Mini 5cl

£15

6 observations

Linkwood - 9 Year Old (2011) Carn Mor Strictly Limited

£20

7 observations

Linkwood - 7 Year Old (2014) Fable Chapter #2

£30

5 observations

Linkwood - 12 Year Old (2008) Fable Chapter #2

£34

5 observations

Linkwood 2010 11 Year Old Whisky Broker

£40

11 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Linkwood - 14 Year Old (2007) Scottish Witchcraft Series (Isobel Gowdie)£50-54.5%
Linkwood - 9 Year Old (2011) Carn Mor Strictly Limited£0-33.3%
Linkwood - 12 Year Old (2008) Fable Chapter #2£50-33.0%
Linkwood - 23 Year Old (Rare Malts 1974) 75cl£350-26.0%
Linkwood 2009 Single Cask #311390 Berry Bros & Rudd for Aberdeen Whisky Shop£50-21.2%

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 994+ 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 Linkwood catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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