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Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old

£950
44.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

200

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Rare aged 19 years. Based on 200 recorded auction lots across 71 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £783, with the most recent sale at £950. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £280 (low) to £2,700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old is £723–£1,177 24% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old is down 44.1%, with a 6-month trend of -26.9% (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 Rare

Rare is a whisky distillery. Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1979.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1979), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 19-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Age
19 years
Vintage
1979
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£950

24-month median

£783

24-month high

£2,700

24-month low

£280

Estimated value · likely range

£723–£1,177 ±24%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

26.9%vs 6 months ago
44.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£272£1,526£2,781Feb 13Dec 15Nov 17Jan 19Jan 20Jan 22Jun 24Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£9502
December 2025£1,0502
November 2024£9502
October 2024£1,1754
June 2024£2,7002
April 2024£2,7002
March 2024£1,3004
January 2024£1,1836
November 2023£1,1002
May 2023£2,5002
November 2022£1,6002
August 2022£1,5006

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old at auction?

Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 22% 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 St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old at auction is £950. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £783, with a high of £2,700 and a low of £280. 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 St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old is down 44.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 26.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old?

Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 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 £783 (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 St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old has moved down 44.1%, with a current median hammer price of £783. The bottle has been observed at auction across 200 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 St Magdalene 1979 19 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 £950, 24-month median £783 — 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 St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old that hammers at £950 would cost the buyer approximately £1,197 all-in including buyer's premium.

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