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Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl

£200
47.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

107

Houses

2

Last sold

39 days ago

Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 107 recorded auction lots across 48 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £298, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £125 (low) to £700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl is £179–£221 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl is down 47.4%, with a 6-month trend of -41.2% (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 Twenties 50cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as decadestwenties, 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 Twenties
Bottle size
500ml

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Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£298

24-month high

£700

24-month low

£125

Estimated value · likely range

£179–£221 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£300

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 Auctions64£300£298
Whisky Hammer15£200£350
41.2%vs 6 months ago
47.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£121£421£721May 16Jan 19Mar 20Nov 21Nov 23Apr 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2001
May 2026£2602
March 2026£2801
February 2026£2452
January 2026£3004
December 2025£3202
August 2025£3402
April 2025£3501
January 2025£3402
November 2024£3401
October 2024£4402
August 2024£5001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl at auction?

Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl appeared in 12 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 50% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% 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 Decades Twenties 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £298, with a high of £700 and a low of £125. 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 Twenties 50cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl is down 47.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 41.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl?

Macallan Decades Twenties 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 £298 (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 Twenties 50cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Decades Twenties 50cl has moved down 47.4%, with a current median hammer price of £298. The bottle has been observed at auction across 107 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 Twenties 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 £200, 24-month median £298 — 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 Twenties 50cl that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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