Whisky is one the most profitable investment class of alternative assets. For many years, rates of return on investment in whisky have been very high, beating other alternative investments, such as rare coins, wine, art and watches. One of the indexes tracking the price of whisky at auctions – Knight Frank Rare Whisky Index gained as much as 478% in a 10-year perspective. Another indicator, the Rare Whisky Icon 100 Index, examining the price of one hundred most desirable whisky bottles, achieved an increase of over 13% over the last 12 months