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Whisky investment intelligence

Investing in Midleton

7 Midleton expressions tracked across 122+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

+8.0%

Median return

+3.4%

Volatility (±)

18.0%

Verdict

Strong recent momentum

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Midleton Very Rare (2018) Whisky Auction (2018)£450£315+42.9%
Midleton Very Rare (2016) Whisky Auction (2016)£320£305+4.9%
Midleton Very Rare (2024) Whisky Auction (2024)£150£145+3.4%
Midleton Very Rare (2021) Whisky Auction (2021)£210£218-3.4%
Midleton Very Rare (2022) Whisky Auction (2022)£180£195-7.7%

Blue-chip Midleton

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Midleton Very Rare (2000) Whisky Auction (2000)

£565

4 observations

Midleton Very Rare (2018) Whisky Auction (2018)

£450

17 observations

Midleton Very Rare (2016) Whisky Auction (2016)

£320

13 observations

Midleton Very Rare (2021) Whisky Auction (2021)

£210

35 observations

Midleton Very Rare (2022) Whisky Auction (2022)

£180

38 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Midleton Very Rare (2022) Whisky Auction (2022)£180-7.7%
Midleton Very Rare (2021) Whisky Auction (2021)£210-3.4%

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 122+ 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 Midleton catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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