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Investing in Williamson

11 Williamson expressions tracked across 159+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-12.7%

Median return

-13.8%

Volatility (±)

20.2%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Williamson 2014 Berry Bros & Rudd Cask #5057£100£100+18.8%
Williamson 2015 7 Year Old Capital Whisky Club£50£50+0.0%
Williamson 2009 7 Year Old Master Of Malt£50£50-9.1%
Williamson 2012 Christmas Edition Berry Bros & Rudd£50£50-13.8%
Williamson 2010 10 Year Old Carn Mor£50£50-14.3%
Williamson 2010 12 Year Old Thompson Bros£50£50-16.7%
Williamson 2014 10 Year Old Whisky Sponge£100£200-53.5%

Blue-chip Williamson

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Williamson 2014 10 Year Old Whisky Sponge

£100

3 observations

Williamson 2014 Berry Bros & Rudd Cask #5057

£95

19 observations

Williamson 2012 Christmas Edition Berry Bros & Rudd

£63

68 observations

Williamson 2015 7 Year Old Capital Whisky Club

£55

4 observations

Williamson 2009 7 Year Old Master Of Malt

£50

4 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Williamson 2010 10 Year Old Carn Mor

£45

53 observations

Williamson 2009 7 Year Old Master Of Malt

£50

4 observations

Williamson 2010 12 Year Old Thompson Bros

£50

4 observations

Williamson 2015 7 Year Old Capital Whisky Club

£55

4 observations

Williamson 2012 Christmas Edition Berry Bros & Rudd

£63

68 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Williamson 2014 10 Year Old Whisky Sponge£100-53.5%
Williamson 2010 12 Year Old Thompson Bros£50-16.7%
Williamson 2010 10 Year Old Carn Mor£50-14.3%
Williamson 2012 Christmas Edition Berry Bros & Rudd£50-13.8%
Williamson 2009 7 Year Old Master Of Malt£50-9.1%

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 159+ 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 Williamson catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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