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Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva

£2,900

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 11 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

3

Last sold

26 days ago

Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 18 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,900, with the most recent sale at £2,900. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,900 (low) to £2,900 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva is £2,465–£3,335 15% around the latest sale).

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1980.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1980), 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 granreserva, 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
1980
Edition
Gran Reserva
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£2,900

24-month median

£2,900

24-month high

£2,900

24-month low

£2,900

Estimated value · likely range

£2,465–£3,335 ±15%

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

11 lots

Cadence

≈ every 33 days

Trend

175% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Rarity signal: few lots but spread across 3 houses — sellers seek this bottle out.

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

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

Cross-house median

£2,600

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 Auctions80£2,000£2,600
Whisky Hammer4£1,900£2,400
whisky.auction1£2,900£2,900

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £2,900 in January 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£2,9001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva at auction?

Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva appeared in 11 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 175% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% 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 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva at auction is £2,900. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,900, with a high of £2,900 and a low of £2,900. 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 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £2,900 to £2,900 (median £2,900).

Where can I sell Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva?

Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva 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 £2,900 (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 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva a good investment?

Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,900. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva?

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 £2,900, 24-month median £2,900 — 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 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva that hammers at £2,900 would cost the buyer approximately £3,654 all-in including buyer's premium.

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