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Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak

£310
47.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Highly liquid· 133 lots a year

Auction lots

59

Houses

3

Last sold

4 days ago

Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 59 recorded auction lots across 49 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £270, with the most recent sale at £310. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £210 (low) to £410 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak is £285–£335 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak is up 47.6%, with a 6-month trend of +21.6% (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 (2022) Sherry Oak is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2022.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2022), 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 oaksherry, 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
Age
18 years
Vintage
2022
Edition
Sherry Oak
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£310

24-month median

£270

24-month high

£410

24-month low

£210

Estimated value · likely range

£285–£335 ±8%

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

Highly liquideasy to find — and to sell

Seen at auction

133 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per week

Trend

49% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

4 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£240

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 Auctions73£210£230
Whisky Hammer59£310£260
whisky.auction2£230£250
21.6%vs 6 months ago
47.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£204£313£422May 22Jan 23Oct 23Jun 24Mar 25Nov 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£3101
June 2026£2101
May 2026£2254
April 2026£2632
March 2026£2305
February 2026£2603
January 2026£2551
December 2025£2301
November 2025£2301
October 2025£2401
September 2025£2301
August 2025£2451

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak at auction?

Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak appeared in 133 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — highly liquid (easy to find — and to sell). That is down 49% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% 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 (2022) Sherry Oak?

The latest hammer price for Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak at auction is £310. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £270, with a high of £410 and a low of £210. 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 (2022) Sherry Oak changed in value over the past year?

Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak is up 47.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 21.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak?

Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak 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 £270 (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 (2022) Sherry Oak a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan - 18 Year Old (2022) Sherry Oak has moved up 47.6%, with a current median hammer price of £270. The bottle has been observed at auction across 59 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 (2022) Sherry Oak?

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 £310, 24-month median £270 — 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 (2022) Sherry Oak that hammers at £310 would cost the buyer approximately £391 all-in including buyer's premium.

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