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Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

£3,200

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

3

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenlivet aged 40 years. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £4,200, with the most recent sale at £3,200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £3,200 (low) to £4,400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail is £2,743–£3,657 14% around the latest sale).

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About Glenlivet

Glenlivet is a whisky distillery. Glenlivet Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 40-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail 75cl, 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
Glenlivet
Expression
Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail
Age
40 years
Edition
Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£3,200

24-month median

£4,200

24-month high

£4,400

24-month low

£3,200

Estimated value · likely range

£2,743–£3,657 ±14%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£3,104£3,818£4,532Jul 18Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£3,2001
August 2018£4,4001
July 2018£4,2001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail at auction?

Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail?

The latest hammer price for Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail at auction is £3,200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £4,200, with a high of £4,400 and a low of £3,200. 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-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £3,200 to £4,400 (median £4,200).

Where can I sell Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail?

Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail 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 £4,200 (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-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail a good investment?

Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £4,200. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail?

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 £3,200, 24-month median £4,200 — 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-Glenlivet 40 Year Old Gordon & Macphail that hammers at £3,200 would cost the buyer approximately £4,032 all-in including buyer's premium.

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