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Macallan Ruby (1824 Series)

£360
20%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 17 lots a year

Auction lots

55

Houses

1

Last sold

39 days ago

Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 55 recorded auction lots across 47 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £560, with the most recent sale at £360. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £355 (low) to £760 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) is £331–£389 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) is down 20%, with a 6-month trend of -10% (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 Ruby (1824 Series) Whisky Auction is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Macallan rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Expression
Ruby (1824 Series) Whisky Auction
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£360

24-month median

£560

24-month high

£760

24-month low

£355

Estimated value · likely range

£331–£389 ±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

17 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

183% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 4% of tracked bottles

Last seen

39 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

10%vs 6 months ago
20%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£344£564£783Jul 21Feb 22Nov 22Jun 23Mar 24Apr 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£3601
June 2026£3701
May 2026£4254
March 2026£4552
February 2026£3555
December 2025£3801
November 2025£4001
October 2025£4701
September 2025£4101
August 2025£3901
June 2025£4201
April 2025£4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) at auction?

Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) appeared in 17 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 183% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 4% 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 Ruby (1824 Series)?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) at auction is £360. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £560, with a high of £760 and a low of £355. 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 Ruby (1824 Series) changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) is down 20% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 10%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Ruby (1824 Series)?

Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) 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 £560 (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 Ruby (1824 Series) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Ruby (1824 Series) has moved down 20%, with a current median hammer price of £560. The bottle has been observed at auction across 55 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 Ruby (1824 Series)?

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 £360, 24-month median £560 — 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 Ruby (1824 Series) that hammers at £360 would cost the buyer approximately £454 all-in including buyer's premium.

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