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Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old

£290
3.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

44

Houses

1

Last sold

355 days ago

Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare aged 18 years. Based on 44 recorded auction lots across 38 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £275, with the most recent sale at £290. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £165 (low) to £460 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old is £216–£364 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old is down 3.3%, with a 6-month trend of -29.3% (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 Rare

Rare is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1975.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1975), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old, 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
Rare
Expression
Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old
Age
18 years
Vintage
1975
Edition
Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£290

24-month median

£275

24-month high

£460

24-month low

£165

Estimated value · likely range

£216–£364 ±25%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

355 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

29.3%vs 6 months ago
3.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£160£317£474Apr 14Apr 15Aug 16Mar 18Oct 19Dec 21Oct 24Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£2901
October 2024£3601
July 2024£3601
June 2024£3601
May 2024£3602
October 2023£4601
March 2022£4102
December 2021£4601
July 2021£4201
August 2020£4201
June 2020£3801
March 2020£3001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old at auction is £290. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £275, with a high of £460 and a low of £165. 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 Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old is down 3.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 29.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old?

Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old 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 £275 (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 Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old has moved down 3.3%, with a current median hammer price of £275. The bottle has been observed at auction across 44 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 Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old?

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 £290, 24-month median £275 — 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 Rare Malts Millburn 1975 18 Year Old that hammers at £290 would cost the buyer approximately £365 all-in including buyer's premium.

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