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St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail

£190

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

90 days ago

St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail is a collectable Scotch whisky from St. Magdalene. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 7 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £330, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail is £151–£229 20% around the latest sale).

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About St. Magdalene

St. Magdalene is a whisky distillery. St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by Gordon and MacPhail, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
St. Magdalene
Expression
1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction
Bottler
Gordon and MacPhail
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£330

24-month high

£500

24-month low

£190

Estimated value · likely range

£151–£229 ±20%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

90 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

62%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£184£350£515Feb 22Jul 23Nov 23Nov 24Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1901
May 2026£2301
April 2026£2401
November 2024£3401
November 2023£3301
July 2023£4001
February 2022£5001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail at auction?

St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 28% by auction activity among the 30,866 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail?

The latest hammer price for St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £330, with a high of £500 and a low of £190. 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 St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £190 to £500 (median £330).

Where can I sell St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail?

St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail 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 £330 (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 St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail a good investment?

St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £330. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail?

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 £190, 24-month median £330 — 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 St. Magdalene 1981 (Gordon & MacPhail) Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Auction · Gordon and MacPhail that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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