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Macallan2018 release70cl

Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release

£250
13.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

263

Houses

2

Last sold

39 days ago

Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 2018. Based on 263 recorded auction lots across 73 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £250. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £163 (low) to £430 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release is £221–£279 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release is up 13.6%, with a 6-month trend of +28.2% (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 #3 2018 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskrareseq3, 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

£250

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£430

24-month low

£163

Estimated value · likely range

£221–£279 ±12%

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

15 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

35% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£220

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 Auctions110£190£210
Whisky Hammer37£250£250
28.2%vs 6 months ago
13.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£158£301£443Mar 19Jun 20Jul 21Aug 22Jan 24Mar 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2501
June 2026£1651
May 2026£2003
April 2026£2382
March 2026£1903
January 2026£4203
November 2025£1951
October 2025£3101
August 2025£2501
July 2025£2101
June 2025£2101
April 2025£1803

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release at auction?

Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release appeared in 15 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 35% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release at auction is £250. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £430 and a low of £163. 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 #3 2018 Release changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release is up 13.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 28.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release?

Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 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 £220 (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 #3 2018 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Rare Cask Batch #3 2018 Release has moved up 13.6%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 263 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 #3 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 £250, 24-month median £220 — 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 #3 2018 Release that hammers at £250 would cost the buyer approximately £315 all-in including buyer's premium.

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