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Macallan 18 Year Old 1991

£440
37.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

176

Houses

1

Last sold

15 days ago

Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 176 recorded auction lots across 77 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £440, with the most recent sale at £440. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £148 (low) to £1,300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 is £296–£584 33% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 is down 37.1%, with a 6-month trend of -24.1% (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 1991 is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1991.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1991), 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 Macallan 18 Year Old 1991, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

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
Expression
18 Year Old 1991
Age
18 years
Vintage
1991
Edition
Macallan 18 Year Old 1991
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£440

24-month median

£440

24-month high

£1,300

24-month low

£148

Estimated value · likely range

£296–£584 ±33%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

15 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

24.1%vs 6 months ago
37.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£143£741£1,339Dec 13Jan 16Feb 17May 18Aug 19Dec 22Jul 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4402
May 2026£5401
February 2026£6501
September 2025£4302
July 2025£4401
June 2025£5001
March 2025£5801
November 2024£5201
June 2024£7001
February 2024£5601
January 2024£6001
December 2023£6184

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 at auction?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 1991?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 at auction is £440. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £440, with a high of £1,300 and a low of £148. 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 1991 changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 is down 37.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 24.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 18 Year Old 1991?

Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 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 £440 (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 1991 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 18 Year Old 1991 has moved down 37.1%, with a current median hammer price of £440. The bottle has been observed at auction across 176 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 1991?

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 £440, 24-month median £440 — 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 1991 that hammers at £440 would cost the buyer approximately £554 all-in including buyer's premium.

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