随着新冠疫情在全球范围内的蔓延，威士忌收藏活动受到了极大的推动，稀有威士忌是否能成为传统投资市场的避风港和对冲工具成为了一个值得探讨的话题。权威的威士忌经纪及分析公司Rare Whisky 101（RW101） recently released its 2019 whisky investment report, which is widely regarded as the most professional and comprehensive report in the world. Let's dive into the details together.
In 2019, the rare whisky market continued to be hot, with a total of 143,895 bottles traded. The number of single malt Scotch whiskies sold at auctions in the UK increased by % compared to 2018 (107,890 bottles). The turnover of collectible single malts exceeded £57.07 million for the first time, representing a growth of % over last year (£40.77 million).
The average price per bottle saw a significant increase from £1,870 in 2018 to £2,050 in 2019. RW101 attributes this surge to an oversupply of products in the market during the first half of last year but notes that investor demand caught up and even surpassed supply levels later on.
In terms of auction results for specific distilleries:
Springbank - "Cloud" maintained its top spot among investors' rankings.
Rosebank - "Rosebank" and Brora - "Big Cat" followed closely behind.
Macallan dropped out of the top ten for the first time since records began.
Despite this decline in ranking position for Macallan within these lists does not necessarily equate with lower sales or value; rather it may suggest that other brands are gaining popularity and their prices have risen more significantly than those offered by Macallan.
It seems likely that we can expect further growth both within each category as well as across them all due to increasing consumer interest combined with limited supply available worldwide: 'the perfect storm' where prices will continue upward trajectory until some sort-of equilibrium is reached between buyers & sellers!
