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Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl

£320
50.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

113

Houses

2

Last sold

3 days ago

Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 113 recorded auction lots across 41 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £280, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl is £225–£415 30% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl is down 50.8%, with a 6-month trend of -23.8% (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 Decades Fifties 50cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml 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
Decades Fifties
Bottle size
500ml

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Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£280

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£225–£415 ±30%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£293

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 Auctions75£320£280
Whisky Hammer13£310£400
23.8%vs 6 months ago
50.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£403£670Apr 16Sept 17Jan 19Nov 20Jun 22Feb 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£3201
April 2026£3002
January 2026£2802
August 2025£3202
February 2025£4104
January 2025£5202
October 2024£4202
July 2024£5002
December 2023£4104
March 2023£5002
June 2022£5602
May 2022£4202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl at auction?

Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl appeared in 10 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 17% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 8% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £280, with a high of £650 and a low of £140. 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 Decades Fifties 50cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl is down 50.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 23.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl?

Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl 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 £280 (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 Decades Fifties 50cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Decades Fifties 50cl has moved down 50.8%, with a current median hammer price of £280. The bottle has been observed at auction across 113 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 Decades Fifties 50cl?

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 £320, 24-month median £280 — 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 Decades Fifties 50cl that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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