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Investing in Cragganmore

35 Cragganmore expressions tracked across 550+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+14.3%

Median return

+2.0%

Volatility (±)

33.3%

Verdict

Strong recent momentum

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Cragganmore 1985 22 Year Old First Cask£270£118+129.8%
SMWS 37.64 Cragganmore 1985 30 Year Old£240£155+54.8%
Cragganmore - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)£540£400+35.0%
Cragganmore 1989 21 Year Old 2010 Release£170£140+21.4%
Cragganmore 1973 29 Year Old 2003 Release£360£300+20.0%
Cragganmore 1966 Secret Stills Gordon & MacPhail£540£450+20.0%
Cragganmore 1987 Distillers Edition£80£68+18.5%
Cragganmore 12 Year Old£32£30+5.6%

Blue-chip Cragganmore

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Cragganmore 1966 Secret Stills Gordon & MacPhail

£540

5 observations

Cragganmore - 17 Year Old (Manager's Dram)

£540

14 observations

Cragganmore 1973 29 Year Old 2003 Release

£360

18 observations

Cragganmore 1985 22 Year Old First Cask

£270

8 observations

SMWS 37.64 Cragganmore 1985 30 Year Old

£240

7 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

£32

232 observations

Cragganmore - 2009 Distiller's Edition Whisky Auction

£35

4 observations

Cragganmore - 12 Year Old (1 litre) Whisky Auction

£35

10 observations

Cragganmore - The Distillers Edition Whisky Auction

£35

3 observations

Cragganmore 2003 Distillers Edition

£40

11 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Cragganmore 15 Year Old 150th Anniversary Distillery Exclusive£110-26.7%
Cragganmore Distillery Exclusive Batch #1£65-13.3%
SMWS 37.138 Cragganmore 2003 19 Year Old£125-7.4%
Cragganmore 1988 17 Year Old Special Edition£130-3.7%

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 550+ 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 Cragganmore catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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