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Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973)

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Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan aged 20 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £520, with the most recent sale at £520. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £520 (low) to £520 (high).

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1973.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
20 Year Old (1973) First Cask
Age
20 years
Vintage
1973
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£520

24-month median

£520

24-month high

£520

24-month low

£520

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£5201

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973)?

The latest hammer price for Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) at auction is £520. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £520, with a high of £520 and a low of £520. 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 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £520 to £520 (median £520).

Where can I sell Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973)?

Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) 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 £520 (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 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) a good investment?

Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £520. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973)?

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 £520, 24-month median £520 — 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 20 Year Old (1973) First Cask (1973) that hammers at £520 would cost the buyer approximately £655 all-in including buyer's premium.

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