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Macallan 1973 Mini

£100
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

20

Houses

1

Last sold

326 days ago

Macallan 1973 Mini is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 20 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £105, with the most recent sale at £100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £175 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 1973 Mini is £72–£128 28% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan 1973 Mini is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -16.7% (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 1973 Mini is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1973.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1973), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Macallan 1973 Mini 5cl, 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
1973 Mini
Vintage
1973
Edition
Macallan 1973 Mini 5cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£100

24-month median

£105

24-month high

£175

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£72–£128 ±28%

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

326 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

16.7%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£107£180Nov 13Aug 16Oct 17Dec 20Mar 23Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£1001
January 2024£1201
April 2023£1101
March 2023£1501
January 2021£1101
December 2020£1401
May 2019£1201
August 2018£1301
March 2018£601
February 2018£805
November 2017£451
October 2017£651

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 1973 Mini at auction?

Macallan 1973 Mini 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 1973 Mini?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 1973 Mini at auction is £100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £105, with a high of £175 and a low of £35. 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 1973 Mini changed in value over the past year?

Macallan 1973 Mini is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 16.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan 1973 Mini?

Macallan 1973 Mini 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 £105 (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 1973 Mini a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan 1973 Mini has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £105. The bottle has been observed at auction across 20 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 1973 Mini?

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 £100, 24-month median £105 — 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 1973 Mini that hammers at £100 would cost the buyer approximately £126 all-in including buyer's premium.

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