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Macallan - Rare Cask Black

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Macallan - Rare Cask Black is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 1006 recorded auction lots across 125 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £300, with the most recent sale at £250. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £210 (low) to £553 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan - Rare Cask Black is £225–£275 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan - Rare Cask Black is down 21.9%, with a 6-month trend of +19% (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 - Rare Cask Black is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as blackcaskrare, 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
blackcaskrare
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£250

24-month median

£300

24-month high

£553

24-month low

£210

Estimated value · likely range

£225–£275 ±10%

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

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · Bonhams

Cross-house median

£300

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions238£250£300
Whisky Hammer60£250£310
Bonhams1£200£200
19%vs 6 months ago
21.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2501
June 2026£2233
May 2026£2506
April 2026£2838
March 2026£30510
February 2026£3086
January 2026£2101
December 2025£2559
November 2025£2507
October 2025£3037
September 2025£3203
August 2025£3309

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macallan - Rare Cask Black?

The latest hammer price for Macallan - Rare Cask Black at auction is £250. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £300, with a high of £553 and a low of £210. 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 - Rare Cask Black changed in value over the past year?

Macallan - Rare Cask Black is down 21.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 19%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan - Rare Cask Black?

Macallan - Rare Cask Black 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 £300 (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 - Rare Cask Black a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan - Rare Cask Black has moved down 21.9%, with a current median hammer price of £300. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1006 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 - Rare Cask Black?

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 £250, 24-month median £300 — 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 - Rare Cask Black that hammers at £250 would cost the buyer approximately £315 all-in including buyer's premium.

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