Whisky investment intelligence
164 Speyside expressions tracked across 1,034+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-5.9%
Median return
-7.0%
Volatility (±)
18.9%
Verdict
Soft market — selective buys only
Speyside bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speyside 8 Year Old | £50 | £50 | +60.0% |
| Speyside 1996 21 Year Old Old Particular | £150 | £100 | +33.3% |
| A Speyside Distillery 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros | £250 | £200 | +31.6% |
| Speyside 1996 23 Year Old Whisky Broker | £100 | £50 | +25.0% |
| Speyside Single Malt 2012 8 Year Old Sons Of Scotland The Arngibbon | £50 | £50 | +20.0% |
| Speyside (GL) 16 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #7 | £50 | £50 | +16.7% |
| Speyside 2011 11 Year Old Artisanal Spirits Company Shareholder Exclusive 2021 | £50 | £50 | +16.7% |
| Speyside 1992 23 Year Old Golden Cask | £100 | £50 | +15.4% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Speyside 1977 38 Year Old Sansibar
£400
9 observations
Speyside Single Malt 1973 41 Year Old Chieftain’s
£400
15 observations
Speyside 1973 45 Year Old Blend Whisky Exchange Show 2019 Release
£340
6 observations
Speyside Single Malt 1978 36 Year Old Chieftain’s
£330
18 observations
A Speyside Distillery 1990 30 Year Old Thompson Bros
£250
14 observations
Affordable Speyside expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Speyside 11 Year Old The Nailed Puppet Voodoo Batch #1
£25
5 observations
Speyside 10 Year Old Olorosum
£30
5 observations
Speyside Single Malt 2012 8 Year Old Sons Of Scotland The Arngibbon
£30
18 observations
Speyside 15 Year Old Single Minded
£30
24 observations
Speyside Blended Malt 1988 Lombard 75cl
£35
18 observations
Speyside bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
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 1,034+ 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:
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