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Macallan 18 Year Old 1984

£6,100
221.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

88

Houses

3

Last sold

81 days ago

Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 88 recorded auction lots across 62 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,300, with the most recent sale at £6,100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £300 (low) to £6,100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 is £4,966–£7,234 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 is up 221.1%, with a 6-month trend of +293.5% (up). 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 1984 is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1984), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

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
1984
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£6,100

24-month median

£1,300

24-month high

£6,100

24-month low

£300

Estimated value · likely range

£4,966–£7,234 ±19%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

133% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Rarity signal: few lots but spread across 3 houses — sellers seek this bottle out.

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · Bonhams

Cross-house median

£1,300

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions60£1,200£1,300
Whisky Hammer4£1,200£1,113
Bonhams1£11,000£11,000
293.5%vs 6 months ago
221.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£291£3,287£6,283Jul 14Mar 17May 18Jun 19Dec 20May 23Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£6,1002
March 2026£1,1003
January 2026£1,3001
December 2025£1,1501
July 2025£1,1251
October 2024£1,6002
July 2024£1,5502
April 2024£1,4001
December 2023£1,8001
November 2023£1,7502
July 2023£1,9001
May 2023£1,9002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 at auction?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 appeared in 7 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 133% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 13% by auction activity among the 29,926 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 1984?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 at auction is £6,100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,300, with a high of £6,100 and a low of £300. 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 1984 changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 is up 221.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 293.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 18 Year Old 1984?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 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 £1,300 (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 1984 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 18 Year Old 1984 has moved up 221.1%, with a current median hammer price of £1,300. The bottle has been observed at auction across 88 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 1984?

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 £6,100, 24-month median £1,300 — 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 1984 that hammers at £6,100 would cost the buyer approximately £7,686 all-in including buyer's premium.

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