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Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox

£95
5.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

54

Houses

1

Last sold

2 days ago

Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 54 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £97, with the most recent sale at £95. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox is £80–£110 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox is up 5.6%, with a 6-month trend of +11.8% (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 Year Of The Ox is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox 1L, 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
Aurora Year Of The Ox
Edition
Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox 1L
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£95

24-month median

£97

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£80–£110 ±16%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

2 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

11.8%vs 6 months ago
5.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£119£165Apr 21Nov 21Dec 22Jul 23Feb 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£951
May 2026£751
October 2025£1002
August 2025£951
June 2025£1401
April 2025£973
February 2025£851
September 2023£896
July 2023£1502
May 2023£1101
December 2022£1601
November 2022£1101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox at auction?

Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 22% 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 Aurora Year Of The Ox?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox at auction is £95. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £97, with a high of £160 and a low of £75. 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 Year Of The Ox changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox is up 5.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 11.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox?

Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox 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 Year Of The Ox a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Aurora Year Of The Ox has moved up 5.6%, with a current median hammer price of £97. The bottle has been observed at auction across 54 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 Year Of The Ox?

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 £95, 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 Year Of The Ox that hammers at £95 would cost the buyer approximately £120 all-in including buyer's premium.

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