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Investing in Mortlach

113 Mortlach expressions tracked across 1,304+ auction observations. Style: meaty, robust. Speyside region, founded 1823.

12-mo avg return

-1.7%

Median return

-10.0%

Volatility (±)

28.6%

Verdict

Soft market — selective buys only

Top performers (12 months)

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

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
Mortlach 18 Year Old 50cl£215£115+87.0%
Mortlach - 100 Proof (Gordon & MacPhail) 5cl Whisky Auction£42£26+61.5%
Mortlach 1975 22 Year Old First Cask£290£183+58.9%
Mortlach 2008 12 Year Old Signatory£85£55+54.5%
Mortlach 21 Year Old Gordon & Macphail£140£100+40.0%
Mortlach 1996 20 Year Old Signatory£95£70+35.7%
SMWS 76.103 Mortlach 1987 26 Year Old£200£160+25.0%
Mortlach 1976 Gordon & MacPhail£520£420+23.8%

Blue-chip Mortlach

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

Mortlach 1939 75 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Generations

£16,000

5 observations

Mortlach Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection, 50 Year Old, 1957

£7,500

3 observations

Mortlach 30 Year Old Midnight Malt

£2,200

4 observations

Mortlach 1954 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

£1,800

3 observations

Mortlach 1971 32 Year Old

£750

24 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

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

Mortlach 2004 10 Year Old Provenance

£35

4 observations

Mortlach 2009 12 Year Old Signatory

£40

3 observations

Mortlach 2009 11 Year Old Signatory

£40

7 observations

Mortlach - 100 Proof (Gordon & MacPhail) 5cl Whisky Auction

£42

7 observations

Mortlach 1998 13 Year Old The Maltman

£45

3 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

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

Mortlach 1954 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection£1,800-45.5%
Mortlach 15 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail 75cl£98-42.6%
Mortlach - 20 Year Old (Rare Malts 1978)£360-41.0%
Mortlach Special Release 2023£100-37.5%
Mortlach - The Lure of the Blood Moon (2022 Special Release) Whisky Auction£110-35.3%

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 1,304+ 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 Mortlach catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.

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