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Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl

£240
63.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

148

Houses

1

Last sold

235 days ago

Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 148 recorded auction lots across 57 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £255, with the most recent sale at £240. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £650 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl is £169–£311 29% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl is down 63.1%, with a 6-month trend of +14.3% (up). 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 Private Eye Mini 5cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml 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
Private Eye Mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£240

24-month median

£255

24-month high

£650

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£169–£311 ±29%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

235 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

14.3%vs 6 months ago
63.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£97£383£670Jan 14Apr 16Mar 18Apr 19Jun 20Jun 22Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£2402
October 2025£1702
June 2025£2054
April 2025£2002
February 2025£2604
November 2024£3802
July 2024£2102
July 2023£3404
June 2023£3804
May 2023£4804
March 2023£4202
June 2022£48810

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl at auction?

Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 22% 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 Private Eye Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl at auction is £240. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £255, with a high of £650 and a low of £100. 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 Private Eye Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl is down 63.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 14.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl?

Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl 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 £255 (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 Private Eye Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Private Eye Mini 5cl has moved down 63.1%, with a current median hammer price of £255. The bottle has been observed at auction across 148 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 Private Eye Mini 5cl?

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 £255 — 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 Private Eye Mini 5cl that hammers at £240 would cost the buyer approximately £302 all-in including buyer's premium.

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