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Investing in Speyside (M)

15 Speyside (M) expressions tracked across 174+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+5.8%

Median return

+6.0%

Volatility (±)

8.3%

Verdict

Stable, modest appreciation

Top performers (12 months)

Speyside (M) bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #25£60£51+17.1%
Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #27£60£53+12.9%
Speyside (M) 2010 14 Year Old Signatory Small Batch Edition #16£63£56+11.1%
Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #24£53£53+0.0%
Speyside (M) 2005 18 Year Old Signatory£150£150+0.0%
Speyside (M) 2005 17 Year Old Signatory£135£144-6.2%

Blue-chip Speyside (M)

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Speyside (M) 2005 18 Year Old Signatory

£150

7 observations

Speyside (M) 2005 17 Year Old Signatory

£135

70 observations

Speyside (M) 2009 16 Year Old Signatory Exceptional Cask 100º Proof Edition #13

£110

3 observations

Speyside (M) 2009 16 Year Old Signatory Small Batch Edition #13

£65

7 observations

Speyside (M) 2009 15 Year Old Signatory Small Batch Edition #18

£65

5 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

Affordable Speyside (M) expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.

Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #24

£53

5 observations

Speyside (M) 2009 15 Year Old Signatory Small Batch Edition #19

£60

3 observations

Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #25

£60

36 observations

Speyside (M) 2011 13 Year Old Signatory 100º Proof Edition #27

£60

25 observations

Speyside (M) 2010 14 Year Old Signatory Small Batch Edition #16

£63

7 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Speyside (M) 2005 17 Year Old Signatory£135-6.2%

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 174+ 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 Speyside (M) catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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