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Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4

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Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 657 recorded auction lots across 79 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,900, with the most recent sale at £2,300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £576 (low) to £13,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 is £1,421–£3,179 38% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 is down 6.1%, with a 6-month trend of -83.3% (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 The Archival Series Folio 4 is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as archivalseq4series, 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
Edition
archivalseq4series
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£2,300

24-month median

£2,900

24-month high

£13,800

24-month low

£576

Estimated value · likely range

£1,421–£3,179 ±38%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · Whisky Auctioneer

Cross-house median

£2,800

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions130£2,300£2,600
Whisky Hammer46£2,400£3,075
Whisky Auctioneer6£5,600£6,700
83.3%vs 6 months ago
6.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2,3001
May 2026£3,9003
April 2026£8,2002
March 2026£2,2004
February 2026£4,6632
January 2026£3,0942
December 2025£13,8002
November 2025£2,5501
October 2025£2,2504
September 2025£2,2003
July 2025£2,1004
June 2025£2,3003

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4?

The latest hammer price for Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 at auction is £2,300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,900, with a high of £13,800 and a low of £576. 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 The Archival Series Folio 4 changed in value over the past year?

Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 is down 6.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 83.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4?

Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 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 £2,900 (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 The Archival Series Folio 4 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 has moved down 6.1%, with a current median hammer price of £2,900. The bottle has been observed at auction across 657 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 The Archival Series Folio 4?

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 £2,300, 24-month median £2,900 — 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 The Archival Series Folio 4 that hammers at £2,300 would cost the buyer approximately £2,898 all-in including buyer's premium.

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