Whisky investment intelligence
5 Lakes expressions tracked across 148+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-31.7%
Median return
-34.0%
Volatility (±)
9.5%
Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Lakes bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes Hope (Quatrefoil Collection) Whisky Auction | £160 | £190 | -15.8% |
| Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction | £180 | £250 | -28.0% |
| Lakes Elements (A Whiskymaker's Project) 7 x 20cl Whisky Auction | £165 | £250 | -34.0% |
| Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve No.4 Whisky Auction | £130 | £205 | -36.6% |
| Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve No.1 Whisky Auction | £390 | £700 | -44.3% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve No.1 Whisky Auction
£390
44 observations
Lakes The Private Reserve (Connoisseurs' Edition) Whisky Auction
£180
25 observations
Lakes Elements (A Whiskymaker's Project) 7 x 20cl Whisky Auction
£165
16 observations
Lakes Hope (Quatrefoil Collection) Whisky Auction
£160
22 observations
Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve No.4 Whisky Auction
£130
41 observations
Affordable Lakes expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Lakes bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
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 148+ 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:
For a deeper view, the full Lakes catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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