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The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961

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The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Macallan. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,600, with the most recent sale at £1,400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,400 (low) to £1,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 is £1,225–£1,575 13% around the latest sale).

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About Macallan

Macallan is a whisky distillery. The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1961.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1961), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 80, 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
Vintage
1961
Edition
80
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£1,400

24-month median

£1,600

24-month high

£1,800

24-month low

£1,400

Estimated value · likely range

£1,225–£1,575 ±13%

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: Bonhams · Whisky Auctioneer

Cross-house median

£1,600

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
Bonhams1£1,400£1,400
Whisky Auctioneer1£1,800£1,800

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1,4001
March 2026£1,8001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961?

The latest hammer price for The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 at auction is £1,400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,600, with a high of £1,800 and a low of £1,400. 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 The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,400 to £1,800 (median £1,600).

Where can I sell The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961?

The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 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 £1,600 (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 The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 a good investment?

The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,600. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961?

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 £1,400, 24-month median £1,600 — 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 The Macallan 80 Proof, 1961 that hammers at £1,400 would cost the buyer approximately £1,764 all-in including buyer's premium.

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