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Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition)

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Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £510, with the most recent sale at £490. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £760 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) is £402–£578 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) is down 23.4%, with a 6-month trend of +6.5% (up). 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 Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as buttonernieestatereserve, 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
Macallan
Edition
buttonernieestatereserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£490

24-month median

£510

24-month high

£760

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£402–£578 ±18%

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

6.5%vs 6 months ago
23.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£4903
April 2026£1101
February 2026£3802
August 2025£3601
May 2025£3801
August 2024£5601
July 2024£4601
October 2023£5001
September 2023£6301
June 2023£4701
February 2023£6201
January 2023£7601

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition)?

The latest hammer price for Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) at auction is £490. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £510, with a high of £760 and a low of £110. 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 Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) changed in value over the past year?

Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) is down 23.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 6.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition)?

Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) 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 £510 (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 Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) has moved down 23.4%, with a current median hammer price of £510. The bottle has been observed at auction across 19 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 Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition)?

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 £490, 24-month median £510 — 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 Macallan - Estate Reserve (Ernie Button Edition) that hammers at £490 would cost the buyer approximately £617 all-in including buyer's premium.

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