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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Lochside

12 Lochside expressions tracked across 203+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+1.7%

Median return

-8.6%

Volatility (±)

25.3%

Verdict

Stable, modest appreciation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Lochside 1965 47 Year Old Adelphi£900£590+52.5%
Lochside 1989 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask£280£220+27.3%
Lochside 1991 Gordon & MacPhail for Van Wees£250£205+22.0%
Lochside 1991 Connoisseurs Choice£168£170-1.0%
Lochside 1981 Lombard Jewels Of Scotland£265£290-8.6%
Lochside 1964 46 Year Old for The Whisky Exchange£950£1,075-11.6%
Lochside 1991 19 Year Old Old Malt Cask£170£200-15.0%
Lochside 10 Year Old 75cl£140£170-17.6%

Blue-chip Lochside

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Lochside 1964 46 Year Old for The Whisky Exchange

£950

3 observations

Lochside 1965 47 Year Old Adelphi

£900

7 observations

Lochside 1989 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask

£280

3 observations

Lochside 1981 Lombard Jewels Of Scotland

£265

13 observations

Lochside 1991 Gordon & MacPhail for Van Wees

£250

7 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Lochside 10 Year Old 75cl

£140

48 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Lochside 1981 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail£230-32.4%
Lochside 10 Year Old 75cl£140-17.6%
Lochside 1991 19 Year Old Old Malt Cask£170-15.0%
Lochside 1964 46 Year Old for The Whisky Exchange£950-11.6%
Lochside 1981 Lombard Jewels Of Scotland£265-8.6%

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 203+ 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 Lochside catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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