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Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction

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Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction aged 28 years. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £190, with the most recent sale at £250. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction is £220–£280 12% around the latest sale).

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About Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction

Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction is a whisky distillery. Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction is an age-stated bottling at 28 years old, distilled in 1973.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1973), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction
Age
28 years
Vintage
1973
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£250

24-month median

£190

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£220–£280 ±12%

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
March 2026£2501
June 2024£1901
August 2023£1901
May 2022£1901
November 2021£2501
October 2021£1701

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction at auction is £250. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £190, with a high of £250 and a low of £170. 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 Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £170 to £250 (median £190).

Where can I sell Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction?

Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask 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 £190 (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 Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction a good investment?

Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £190. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask 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 £250, 24-month median £190 — 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 Macduff - 28 Year Old (1973) First Cask Whisky Auction that hammers at £250 would cost the buyer approximately £315 all-in including buyer's premium.

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