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Macallan1961 release750ml

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl

£2,600

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 8 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

2

Last sold

2 days ago

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 1961. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,600, with the most recent sale at £2,600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,600 (low) to £2,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is £2,210–£2,990 15% around the latest sale).

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1948, released in 1961.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1948), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml 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
Vintage
1948
Bottled
1961
Edition
Marriage
Bottle size
750ml

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Latest sale

£2,600

24-month median

£2,600

24-month high

£2,600

24-month low

£2,600

Estimated value · likely range

£2,210–£2,990 ±15%

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

8 lots

Cadence

≈ every 46 days

Trend

100% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 11% of tracked bottles

Last seen

2 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£3,300

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 Auctions49£3,600£3,400
whisky.auction1£2,600£2,600

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £2,600 in February 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£2,6001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl at auction?

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl appeared in 8 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 100% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 11% 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl at auction is £2,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,600, with a high of £2,600 and a low of £2,600. 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £2,600 to £2,600 (median £2,600).

Where can I sell Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl 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 £2,600 (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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl a good investment?

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,600. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

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 £2,600, 24-month median £2,600 — 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl that hammers at £2,600 would cost the buyer approximately £3,276 all-in including buyer's premium.

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