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Macallan2017 release70cl

Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release

£240
29.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 55 lots a year

Auction lots

843

Houses

2

Last sold

14 days ago

Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 2017. Based on 843 recorded auction lots across 77 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £240. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £111 (low) to £534 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release is £217–£263 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release is down 29.4%, with a 6-month trend of -5% (down). 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 Classic Cut 2017 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as classiccut, 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
Bottled
2017
Edition
Classic Cut
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£240

24-month median

£260

24-month high

£534

24-month low

£111

Estimated value · likely range

£217–£263 ±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

55 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per week

Trend

15% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

14 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£260

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 Auctions134£260£251
Whisky Hammer28£130£315
5%vs 6 months ago
29.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£108£329£550Mar 18Apr 19Jun 20Jul 21Mar 24Mar 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2403
July 2026£2252
June 2026£1852
May 2026£2604
April 2026£2174
March 2026£2656
January 2026£2539
December 2025£2709
November 2025£2103
October 2025£2036
September 2025£2607
August 2025£3101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release at auction?

Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release appeared in 55 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 15% 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release at auction is £240. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £534 and a low of £111. 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 Classic Cut 2017 Release changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release is down 29.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release?

Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release 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 £260 (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 Classic Cut 2017 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Classic Cut 2017 Release has moved down 29.4%, with a current median hammer price of £260. The bottle has been observed at auction across 843 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 Classic Cut 2017 Release?

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 £260 — 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 Classic Cut 2017 Release that hammers at £240 would cost the buyer approximately £302 all-in including buyer's premium.

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