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Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl

£120
14.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

19

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £153, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £98 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl is £91–£149 24% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl is down 14.3%, with a 6-month trend of -36.8% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1979.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1979), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as mini, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Macallan
Age
18 years
Vintage
1979
Edition
Mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£153

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£98

Estimated value · likely range

£91–£149 ±24%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

36.8%vs 6 months ago
14.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£95£176£258Oct 18Jul 19Mar 20Dec 20Jul 21Mar 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£1201
October 2025£1301
March 2024£2101
March 2023£2501
November 2022£1801
July 2021£1452
January 2021£1901
December 2020£982
October 2020£1601
March 2020£1353
November 2019£2101
July 2019£1252

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl at auction?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £153, with a high of £250 and a low of £98. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl is down 14.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 36.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £153 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl has moved down 14.3%, with a current median hammer price of £153. The bottle has been observed at auction across 19 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £120, 24-month median £153 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Macallan 18 Year Old 1979 Mini 5cl that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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