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Macallan Quest 1L

£60
7.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

288

Houses

1

Last sold

2 days ago

Macallan Quest 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 288 recorded auction lots across 68 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £61, with the most recent sale at £60. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £113 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Quest 1L is £55–£65 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Quest 1L is down 7.7%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Quest 1L is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1000ml 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
Quest
Bottle size
1000ml

Latest sale

£60

24-month median

£61

24-month high

£113

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£55–£65 ±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

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

60% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

2 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
7.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£39£78£117Mar 18Jul 19Nov 20Sept 22Sept 23Dec 24Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£601
August 2026£701
May 2026£732
April 2026£602
November 2025£634
September 2025£702
August 2025£602
July 2025£552
June 2025£734
April 2025£634
February 2025£802
January 2025£852

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Quest 1L at auction?

Macallan Quest 1L 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 down 60% on the previous year. 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 Quest 1L?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Quest 1L at auction is £60. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £61, with a high of £113 and a low of £40. 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 Quest 1L changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Quest 1L is down 7.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Quest 1L?

Macallan Quest 1L 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 £61 (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 Quest 1L a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Quest 1L has moved down 7.7%, with a current median hammer price of £61. The bottle has been observed at auction across 288 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 Quest 1L?

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 £60, 24-month median £61 — 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 Quest 1L that hammers at £60 would cost the buyer approximately £76 all-in including buyer's premium.

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