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Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction

£240

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

326 days ago

Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £240, with the most recent sale at £240. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction is £175–£305 27% around the latest sale).

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction, 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
1989 Malts Of Distinction
Vintage
1989
Edition
Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£240

24-month median

£240

24-month high

£300

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£175–£305 ±27%

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.

Price history (monthly median)

£87£198£309Jun 13Nov 15Dec 20Jun 22Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£2401
June 2022£3001
December 2020£2401
November 2015£1101
June 2013£901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction at auction?

Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction 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 1989 Malts Of Distinction?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction at auction is £240. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £240, with a high of £300 and a low of £90. 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 1989 Malts Of Distinction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £90 to £300 (median £240).

Where can I sell Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction?

Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction 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 £240 (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 1989 Malts Of Distinction a good investment?

Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £240. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan 1989 Malts Of Distinction?

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 £240, 24-month median £240 — 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 1989 Malts Of Distinction that hammers at £240 would cost the buyer approximately £302 all-in including buyer's premium.

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