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Oban70cl

Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy

£320
68.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 21 lots a year

Auction lots

69

Houses

1

Last sold

13 days ago

Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy is a collectable Scotch whisky from Oban. Based on 69 recorded auction lots across 29 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy is £294–£346 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy is up 68.4%, with a 6-month trend of -5.9% (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 Oban

Oban is a whisky distillery. Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as macleansteddy, 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
Oban
Edition
Macleans Teddy
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£500

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£294–£346 ±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

21 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

13 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

5.9%vs 6 months ago
68.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£321£515Aug 20Jun 21Apr 22Mar 23Nov 23Aug 24Dec 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3201
July 2026£3203
June 2026£2801
April 2026£5002
December 2025£2108
November 2025£3402
September 2025£3404
February 2025£2602
August 2024£3002
May 2024£1802
January 2024£1902
December 2023£1504

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy at auction?

Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy appeared in 21 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 3% 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 Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy?

The latest hammer price for Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £500 and a low of £130. 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 Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy changed in value over the past year?

Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy is up 68.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 5.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy?

Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy 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 £200 (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 Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy has moved up 68.4%, with a current median hammer price of £200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 69 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 Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy?

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 £320, 24-month median £200 — 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 Oban The MacLeans Old Teddy that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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