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Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release

£205
2.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

117

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 117 recorded auction lots across 28 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £205. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £160 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release is £189–£221 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release is up 2.5%, with a 6-month trend of +13.9% (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 Double Cask 2022 Release 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.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 2022) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Cask number
2022
Edition
Double
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£205

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£160

Estimated value · likely range

£189–£221 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

42% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

13.9%vs 6 months ago
2.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£155£206£258Oct 22May 23Oct 23Apr 24Aug 24Apr 25Apr 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2052
July 2026£1601
June 2026£1701
April 2026£1801
March 2026£1802
August 2025£2102
May 2025£1802
April 2025£2102
November 2024£1802
October 2024£2502
September 2024£1702
August 2024£1802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release at auction?

Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release 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 down 42% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 13% 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 Double Cask 2022 Release?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release at auction is £205. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £250 and a low of £160. 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 Double Cask 2022 Release changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release is up 2.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 13.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release?

Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release 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 £200 (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 Double Cask 2022 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 Release has moved up 2.5%, with a current median hammer price of £200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 117 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 Double Cask 2022 Release?

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 £205, 24-month median £200 — 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 Double Cask 2022 Release that hammers at £205 would cost the buyer approximately £258 all-in including buyer's premium.

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