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Investing in SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old

1 SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old expressions tracked across 20+ auction observations.

12-mo avg return

-26.7%

Median return

-26.7%

Volatility (±)

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Verdict

Significant decline — wait for stabilisation

Top performers (12 months)

SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.

BottleCurrent median12mo agoChange
SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old£110£150-26.7%

Blue-chip SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old

Highest median auction price — the established collectables.

SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old

£110

20 observations

Entry-level (under £150)

Affordable SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.

SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old

£110

20 observations

Cooled off (12 months)

SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.

SMWS 158.1 Yuza 2019 3 Year Old£110-26.7%

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 20+ 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.

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