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Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl

£90
12.5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

15

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £100, with the most recent sale at £90. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl is £72–£108 20% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl is up 12.5%, with a 6-month trend of -30.8% (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 1972 Mini 5cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1972.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1972), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • 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
Vintage
1972
Edition
Mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£90

24-month median

£100

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£72–£108 ±20%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30.8%vs 6 months ago
12.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£132£185Nov 13Mar 17Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£901
April 2021£1601
January 2020£1801
October 2019£1001
June 2019£1801
March 2019£1301
August 2018£1301
February 2018£1002
November 2017£1052
August 2017£801
March 2017£1001
November 2016£851

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl at auction?

Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 1972 Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl at auction is £90. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £100, with a high of £180 and a low of £80. 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 1972 Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl is up 12.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl?

Macallan 1972 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 £100 (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 1972 Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 1972 Mini 5cl has moved up 12.5%, with a current median hammer price of £100. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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 1972 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 £90, 24-month median £100 — 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 1972 Mini 5cl that hammers at £90 would cost the buyer approximately £113 all-in including buyer's premium.

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