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Investing in Glen Moray

126 Glen Moray expressions tracked across 1,282+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-1.2%

Median return

+0.0%

Volatility (±)

27.7%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

Glen Moray bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old£750£325+130.8%
Glen Moray 1974 Distillery Manager’s Choice£800£400+100.0%
Glen Moray 12 Year Old Highland Regiments The Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders£65£40+62.5%
SMWS 35.88 Glen Moray 1995 17 Year Old£110£78+41.9%
Glen Moray 1991 Mountain Oak Malt Final Release£140£100+40.0%
Glen Moray - Distillery Manager's Choice (1989) Whisky Auction£120£90+33.3%
Glen Moray 12 Year Old Highland Regiments The Highland Light Infantry 75cl£65£50+30.0%
Glen Moray 12 Year Old Highland Regiments The Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment£65£55+18.2%

Blue-chip Glen Moray

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Glen Moray 1974 Distillery Manager’s Choice

£800

10 observations

SMWS 35.71 Glen Moray 1971 40 Year Old

£750

9 observations

SMWS 35.235 Glen Moray 1987 31 Year Old Vaults Collection 2019

£400

12 observations

Glen Moray - 26 Year Old (1960) 75cl

£370

5 observations

Glen Moray 1991 28 Year Old First Editions Authors’ Series Marcel Proust

£270

5 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Glen Moray Centenary

£20

43 observations

Glen Moray Elgin Classic

£20

102 observations

Glen Moray Peated

£20

14 observations

Glen Moray - 12 Year Old (Elgin Heritage) Whisky Auction

£20

4 observations

Glen Moray 10 Year Old Chardonnay Cask

£22

30 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Glen Moray - 26 Year Old (1960) 75cl£370-42.2%
Glen Moray - 16 Year Old (Scottish Regiments)£35-41.7%
Glen Moray Cider Cask Project£39-37.6%
Glen Moray 2007 15 Year Old Thompson Bros UK Exclusive£58-32.4%
Glen Moray - 1973 (75cl) Whisky Auction£205-31.7%

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 1,282+ 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 Glen Moray catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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