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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Bladnoch

88 Bladnoch expressions tracked across 575+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-14.1%

Median return

-16.0%

Volatility (±)

22.1%

Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Bladnoch 12 Year Old Sherry Matured Black Faced Sheep Label£95£68+40.7%
SMWS 50.55 Bladnoch 1990 23 Year Old£300£223+34.8%
Bladnoch 13 Year Old£65£55+18.2%
Bladnoch 16 Year Old£80£70+14.3%
SMWS 50.105 Bladnoch 1990 28 Year Old£270£240+12.5%
Bladnoch The Wave Collection #1£110£100+10.0%
Bladnoch Samsara 200th Anniversary£60£55+9.1%
Bladnoch 1980 16 Year Old First Cask£130£120+8.3%

Blue-chip Bladnoch

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

SMWS 50.119 Bladnoch 1990 34 Year Old Vaults Collection

£340

7 observations

SMWS 50.55 Bladnoch 1990 23 Year Old

£300

3 observations

SMWS 50.105 Bladnoch 1990 28 Year Old

£270

6 observations

Bladnoch - 2001 (Single Cask #3244) 2022/06

£250

6 observations

Bladnoch 27 Year Old Talia 200th Anniversary

£245

15 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Bladnoch 15 Year Old Sherry Cask #1056 20cl

£30

3 observations

Bladnoch Vinaya

£35

28 observations

Bladnoch - Samsara (200 Years Limited Edition) Whisky Auction

£44

7 observations

Bladnoch Alinta

£45

5 observations

Bladnoch Samsara Celebrating 200 Years 70cl / 46.7%

£45

3 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Bladnoch 2007 Single Cask #706£90-66.0%
Bladnoch - 2005 (Single Cask #1034) 2021/04 Whisky Auction£73-57.4%
Bladnoch - 10 Year Old (Flora & Fauna) Whisky Auction£47-50.5%
Bladnoch - 2017 (Loch Maberry Cask #120) Whisky Auction£90-43.7%
Bladnoch 2007 Single Cask #6703£73-39.6%

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 575+ 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 Bladnoch catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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