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Macallan2021 release70cl

Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release

£180
▼ 7.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 18 lots a year

Auction lots

166

Houses

1

Last sold

20 days ago

Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 2021. Based on 166 recorded auction lots across 41 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £205, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £265 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release is £163–£197 (±9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release is down 7.7%, with a 6-month trend of -5.3% (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 Rare Cask 2021 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2021.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 2021) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Bottled
2021
Cask number
2021
Edition
Rare
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£205

24-month high

£265

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£163–£197 ±9%

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

18 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

▼ 61% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

20 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 5.3%vs 6 months ago
▼ 7.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£146£209£273Dec 21Aug 22May 23Jun 24Jan 25Aug 25May 26Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1801
September 2026£2103
August 2026£1752
July 2026£2103
May 2026£1501
April 2026£1704
January 2026£1902
December 2025£2102
October 2025£2102
September 2025£2002
August 2025£2102
July 2025£2554

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release at auction?

Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release appeared in 18 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 61% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £205, with a high of £265 and a low of £150. 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 Rare Cask 2021 Release changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release is down 7.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release?

Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release 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 £205 (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 Rare Cask 2021 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Rare Cask 2021 Release has moved down 7.7%, with a current median hammer price of £205. The bottle has been observed at auction across 166 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 Rare Cask 2021 Release?

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 £180, 24-month median £205 — 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 Rare Cask 2021 Release that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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