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Macallan - Genesis (2018)

£1,025
41.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 7 lots a year

Auction lots

47

Houses

1

Last sold

39 days ago

Macallan - Genesis (2018) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 47 recorded auction lots across 46 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,000, with the most recent sale at £1,025. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,025 (low) to £3,050 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan - Genesis (2018) is £943–£1,107 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan - Genesis (2018) is down 41.4%, with a 6-month trend of -28.1% (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 - Genesis (2018) is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2018), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as genesis, 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
Vintage
2018
Edition
Genesis
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,025

24-month median

£2,000

24-month high

£3,050

24-month low

£1,025

Estimated value · likely range

£943–£1,107 ±8%

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

7 lots

Cadence

≈ every 52 days

Trend

22% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 13% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

28.1%vs 6 months ago
41.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£994£2,068£3,142Jul 21Feb 22Dec 22Oct 23Jun 24Feb 25Jan 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1,0251
June 2026£1,2001
April 2026£1,3252
January 2026£1,3751
October 2025£1,2501
September 2025£1,2881
August 2025£1,4251
May 2025£1,3251
April 2025£1,2751
March 2025£1,2501
February 2025£1,6251
January 2025£1,8001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan - Genesis (2018) at auction?

Macallan - Genesis (2018) appeared in 7 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 22% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 13% 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 - Genesis (2018)?

The latest hammer price for Macallan - Genesis (2018) at auction is £1,025. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,000, with a high of £3,050 and a low of £1,025. 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 - Genesis (2018) changed in value over the past year?

Macallan - Genesis (2018) is down 41.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 28.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan - Genesis (2018)?

Macallan - Genesis (2018) 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 £2,000 (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 - Genesis (2018) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan - Genesis (2018) has moved down 41.4%, with a current median hammer price of £2,000. The bottle has been observed at auction across 47 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 - Genesis (2018)?

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 £1,025, 24-month median £2,000 — 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 - Genesis (2018) that hammers at £1,025 would cost the buyer approximately £1,292 all-in including buyer's premium.

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