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Macallan2018 release70cl

Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release)

£230
24.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 33 lots a year

Auction lots

459

Houses

2

Last sold

3 days ago

Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 2018. Based on 459 recorded auction lots across 73 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £235, with the most recent sale at £230. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £155 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) is £212–£248 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) is up 24.3%, with a 6-month trend of +15% (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 - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskrareseq1, 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
Bottled
2018
Edition
Rare Cask
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£230

24-month median

£235

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£155

Estimated value · likely range

£212–£248 ±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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

33 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

23% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 2% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£250

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions140£230£245
Whisky Hammer52£230£305
15%vs 6 months ago
24.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£150£291£433Nov 18Dec 19Feb 21May 22Sept 23Feb 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£2301
August 2026£2101
July 2026£2702
June 2026£2102
May 2026£2101
April 2026£2054
November 2025£2002
October 2025£3402
September 2025£2204
August 2025£2354
July 2025£2602
April 2025£1736

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) at auction?

Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) appeared in 33 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 23% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 2% 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 - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release)?

The latest hammer price for Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) at auction is £230. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £235, with a high of £420 and a low of £155. 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 (Batch #1, 2018 Release) changed in value over the past year?

Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) is up 24.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 15%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release)?

Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 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 £235 (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 (Batch #1, 2018 Release) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan - Rare Cask (Batch #1, 2018 Release) has moved up 24.3%, with a current median hammer price of £235. The bottle has been observed at auction across 459 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 (Batch #1, 2018 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 £230, 24-month median £235 — 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 (Batch #1, 2018 Release) that hammers at £230 would cost the buyer approximately £290 all-in including buyer's premium.

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