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Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter

£30

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

20 days ago

Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter is a collectable Scotch whisky from Whyte & MacKay Merlin. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £25, with the most recent sale at £30. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £15 (low) to £35 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter is £26–£35 15% around the latest sale).

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About Whyte & MacKay Merlin

Whyte & MacKay Merlin is a whisky distillery. Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter 20cl, 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
Whyte & MacKay Merlin
Expression
Ceramic Decanter
Edition
Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter 20cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£30

24-month median

£25

24-month high

£35

24-month low

£15

Estimated value · likely range

£26–£35 ±15%

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

20 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

14.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£15£25£36Jun 16Sept 24Sept 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£301
October 2025£251
September 2025£301
November 2024£201
October 2024£301
September 2024£332
September 2017£351
June 2017£152
March 2017£201
December 2016£251
June 2016£251

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter at auction?

Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter 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 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter?

The latest hammer price for Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter at auction is £30. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £25, with a high of £35 and a low of £15. 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 Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £15 to £35 (median £25).

Where can I sell Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter?

Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter 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 £25 (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 Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter a good investment?

Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter has appeared in 13 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £25. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter?

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 £30, 24-month median £25 — 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 Whyte & MacKay Merlin Ceramic Decanter that hammers at £30 would cost the buyer approximately £38 all-in including buyer's premium.

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