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Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl

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Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan, bottled in 1961. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,950, with the most recent sale at £2,600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £940 (low) to £5,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is £1,788–£3,413 31% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is down 31.6%, with a 6-month trend of -48% (down). 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1948, released in 1961.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1948), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as marriageroyal, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Vintage
1948
Bottled
1961
Edition
marriageroyal
Bottle size
750ml

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Latest sale

£2,600

24-month median

£2,950

24-month high

£5,000

24-month low

£940

Estimated value · likely range

£1,788–£3,413 ±31%

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.auction

Cross-house median

£3,000

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions24£4,200£3,100
whisky.auction1£2,600£2,600
48%vs 6 months ago
31.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£2,6001
November 2025£4,2001
September 2025£3,4001
August 2025£3,6001
April 2025£3,6001
June 2023£4,0001
December 2022£5,0001
March 2022£4,2001
July 2021£4,6001
January 2021£3,8001
October 2020£2,9001
August 2019£3,3002

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl at auction is £2,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,950, with a high of £5,000 and a low of £940. 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl is down 31.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 48%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl 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 £2,950 (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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Macallan Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl has moved down 31.6%, with a current median hammer price of £2,950. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl?

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 £2,600, 24-month median £2,950 — 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 Royal Marriage 1948 and 1961 75cl that hammers at £2,600 would cost the buyer approximately £3,276 all-in including buyer's premium.

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