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St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction

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St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction aged 20 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,800, with the most recent sale at £1,275. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,275 (low) to £3,200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction is £1,098–£1,452 14% around the latest sale).

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About St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction

St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction is a whisky distillery. St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-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
St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction
Age
20 years
Vintage
1978
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,275

24-month median

£1,800

24-month high

£3,200

24-month low

£1,275

Estimated value · likely range

£1,098–£1,452 ±14%

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

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£1,2751
November 2025£1,5251
July 2024£1,8001
May 2023£2,0251
November 2022£3,2001

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction at auction is £1,275. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,800, with a high of £3,200 and a low of £1,275. 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 - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,275 to £3,200 (median £1,800).

Where can I sell St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction?

St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction 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 £1,800 (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 - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction a good investment?

St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,800. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of St Magdalene - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction?

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 £1,275, 24-month median £1,800 — 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 - 20 Year Old (1978) 100 Years of Waterloo Street Whisky Auction that hammers at £1,275 would cost the buyer approximately £1,607 all-in including buyer's premium.

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