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Macallan Aurora 1L

£100
▼ 6.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 41 lots a year

Auction lots

321

Houses

2

Last sold

20 days ago

Macallan Aurora 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 321 recorded auction lots across 64 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £97, with the most recent sale at £100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Aurora 1L is £90–£110 (±10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Aurora 1L is down 6.3%, with a 6-month trend of +21.2% (up). 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 Aurora 1L is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as aurora, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1000ml 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
Edition
Aurora
Bottle size
1000ml

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Latest sale

£100

24-month median

£97

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£90–£110 ±10%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

41 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

▼ 36% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

20 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£93

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions111£100£101
Whisky Hammer45£70£70
▲ 21.2%vs 6 months ago
▼ 6.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£137£216Nov 19May 22Mar 23Jan 24Nov 24Sept 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1001
September 2026£854
August 2026£1001
July 2026£903
June 2026£782
May 2026£653
April 2026£832
March 2026£1155
February 2026£755
January 2026£885
December 2025£903
November 2025£827

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Aurora 1L at auction?

Macallan Aurora 1L appeared in 41 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 36% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Macallan Aurora 1L?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Aurora 1L at auction is £100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £97, with a high of £210 and a low of £60. 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 Aurora 1L changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Aurora 1L is down 6.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 21.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Aurora 1L?

Macallan Aurora 1L 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 £97 (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 Aurora 1L a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Aurora 1L has moved down 6.3%, with a current median hammer price of £97. The bottle has been observed at auction across 321 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 Aurora 1L?

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 £97 — 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 Aurora 1L that hammers at £100 would cost the buyer approximately £126 all-in including buyer's premium.

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