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Investing in Craigellachie

68 Craigellachie expressions tracked across 821+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-2.9%

Median return

-2.0%

Volatility (±)

13.7%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Craigellachie 2011 11 Year Old Master Of Malt£55£43+29.4%
Craigellachie - 19 Year Old (Special Reserve) Whisky Auction£135£110+22.7%
SMWS 44.135 Craigellachie 2004 16 Year Old£85£73+17.2%
SMWS 44.124 Craigellachie 2003 16 Year Old£75£65+15.4%
Craigellachie 2005 15 Year Old Old Particular Midnight Series£65£60+8.3%
Craigellachie 1978 16 Year Old First Cask£145£135+7.4%
Craigellachie 13 Year Old£43£40+6.3%
Craigellachie 23 Year Old£210£200+5.0%

Blue-chip Craigellachie

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Craigellachie 1980 41 Year Old Exceptional Cask

£1,900

6 observations

Craigellachie - 37 Year Old (Small Batch)

£980

13 observations

Craigellachie - 33 Year Old (Small Batch)

£780

6 observations

Craigellachie - 27 Year Old (1994) Exceptional Cask Series

£640

6 observations

Craigellachie 1994 25 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

£320

5 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Craigellachie - 1971 (Gordon and MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice (5cl) Whisky Auction

£20

3 observations

Craigellachie 2013 8 Year Old North Star

£35

3 observations

Craigellachie 2014 7 Year Old Cooper’s Choice

£38

4 observations

Craigellachie 2006 12 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd

£40

4 observations

Craigellachie 2007 12 Year Old Whisky Broker

£40

20 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Craigellachie - 33 Year Old (Small Batch)£780-30.7%
Craigellachie 2007 12 Year Old Whisky Broker£40-30.4%
Craigellachie 2013 8 Year Old North Star£35-26.3%
Craigellachie - 14 Year Old Whisky Auction£44-20.9%
Craigellachie 2006 12 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd£40-20.0%

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 821+ 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 Craigellachie catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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