As Statista representative Katharina Buchholz (Katharina Buchholz) wrote for Forbes magazine last week, "with stock markets fluctuating and the era of zero interest rates only slowly coming to an end, 2022 was not a good year for investors." However, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, there were certain luxury goods that managed to achieve an average price increase higher than inflation last year. At the top of this ranking was art, the value of which rose by 29% over a 12-month period. Following closely were cars, which saw a return of 25%.

However, for investors in luxury items who are looking for a long-term play, it would be interesting to look at price changes over 10 years. In this case, based on prices at the end of 2022, rare whisky varieties are a field definitely worth getting into. Although there was only a 3% increase in 2022, a 373% increase has been observed over the last decade. Last year, the highest recorded sale price for rare whisky was for a bottle of 81-year-old single malt The Macallan "The Reach", which sold at a Sotheby's auction in October for £300,000. The infographic shows the average price changes for types of luxury investments over 10 years: