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Whisky investment in previous years

If you had started investing in Scotch whisky in 2016, where would you be now? What about in 2018, or as recently as 2022?

Our investor example accounts are a useful way to see how Scotch whisky on our platform has performed over the last few years. But these contain only the whiskies that were available on the platform when the accounts were launched in 2015.

So how have the whiskies we have released more recently performed? In the following analysis, we will look at theoretical investments of £10,000, made in each year from 2016. For the sake of clarity and simplicity, these investments will each begin a whole number of years from the date of the analysis (31st January 2025).

In each case, the account will buy an equal volume of all whiskies released in the previous year, reserving enough cash to fund storage costs for the appropriate number of years.

We have used historic data to calculate initial purchase costs, and calculated current valuations in the same way used to show valuations in your account balance.

 
To pay their ongoing storage fees, our users tend to make small deposits once every couple of months, rather than leaving idle money in their accounts for long periods of time. Managing your storage costs proactively like this will improve returns further.

 

Investments at 3 years show the highest returns. This tracks with trends in the Scotch whisky industry over the last few years. Demand rose steeply in 2022, and prices followed, so whisky purchased in 2020 and 2021 has proven particularly profitable. However, from 2022 onwards the price of new spirit has gone up as well, and so the returns have been less strong. 

In general, mid- and long-term investments are more suitable, but recent trends have certainly shown that there are times when short-term investments can make sizeable profits.

For full information, here are the investments made in each account:

2016

2017

65 LPA of each of the following:

2018

115 LPA of each of the following:

2019

84 LPA of each of the following:

2020

73 LPA of each of the following:

2021

73 LPA of each of the following:

2022

81 LPA of each of the following:

This page provides only general information. It does not consider your personal situation or needs. You are entitled to rely on the truth of the historic data above, but you cannot rely on any forward projections stated or implied. Previous price trends are no guarantee of future movements. Whisky, a physical commodity, is not an investment within the terms and scope of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Your protection is limited to the resale value of the whisky you own, together with normal insurance covering specified risks including fire and theft. You will not be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and you may not fully recover your initial investment. Investing in whisky may involve risks which you are currently unaware of. If you are not able to assess this information, seek expert investment advice.

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