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Whisky Auction Update September 1st 2023: The 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices in August
September 1, 2023 –––––– Jonny McCormick
Macallan had a dominant month in August, securing 13 of the 20 highest hammer prices. The standout bottle was the new record price for Macallan Red Collection 60 year old, at $258,992. Balvenie made its first appearance, while Hanyu was the only Japanese whisky to make the list. Two bottles of Macallan Genesis in Lalique 72 year old were sold within four days of each other; Scotch Whisky Auctions attracted an $81,252 winning bid for one of them, which was some 25% higher than the $65,000 hammer price at Sotheby’s, New York.
August 2023 – Top 20 Highest Single Bottle Hammer Prices
Results converted to dollars using xe.com
20. Macallan The Red Collection 40 year old
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $21,067
19. Old Fashioned Copper 1980
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $22,000
18. Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year old
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $24,000
17. Macallan 40 year old (2016 release)
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $24,897
16. Macallan 40 year old (2017 release)
Sold on: August 13th at Scotch Whisky Auctions
Hammer price: $25,391
15. Balvenie 1937 50 year old
Sold on: August 1st at Whisky.Auction
Hammer price: $25,496
14. Macallan Fine & Rare 1950 52 year old
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $26,000
13.Bowmore Largiemeanoch 1967 12 year old
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $26,813
12. Macallan Fine & Rare 1952 49 year old
Sold on: August 22nd at Grand Whisky Auction
Hammer price: $30,557
11. Macallan Fine & Rare 1950 52 year old
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $30,643
10. Macallan Fine & Rare 1937 37 year old
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $32,000
9. Bowmore 1969 50 year old
Sold on August 27th at Whisky Hammer
Hammer price: $33,968
8. Macallan Exceptional Single Cask 1950 2018/ASB–1683/13
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $35,000
7. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series Two of Hearts Cask No. 482
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $38,304
6. Macallan 50 year old (2018 release)
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $50,000
5. Macallan Genesis in Lalique 72 year old
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $65,000
4. Macallan in Lalique 55 year old
Sold on: August 17th at Sotheby’s
Hammer price: $65,000
3. Samaroli Laphroaig 1967 15 year old Sherry Wood
Sold on: August 7th at Whisky Auctioneer
Hammer price: $73,032
2. Macallan Genesis in Lalique 72 year old
Sold on: August 13th at Scotch Whisky Auctions
Hammer price: $81,252
1. Macallan The Red Collection 60 year old
Sold on: August 13th at Scotch Whisky Auctions
Hammer price: $258,992
Each month, we publish the Top 20 highest hammer prices for single bottles of whisky. This table ranks the 20 brands by the sum of their Top 20 hammer price sales and shows the latest month’s results.
|
Brand |
# of bottles in August |
$ in August |
# of bottles YTD |
$ YTD |
|
Macallan |
13 |
$745,799 |
63 |
$4,083,282 |
|
Yamazaki |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$908,887 |
|
Karuizawa |
0 |
0 |
24 |
$893,084 |
|
Bowmore |
2 |
$60,781 |
16 |
$765,684 |
|
Hanyu |
1 |
$38,304 |
9 |
$268,959 |
|
Van Winkle |
1 |
$24,000 |
8 |
$244,500 |
|
Midleton |
0 |
0 |
6 |
$200,745 |
|
Brora |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$134,959 |
|
Laphroaig |
1 |
$51,252 |
2 |
$124,284 |
|
Port Ellen |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$102,887 |
|
Hibiki |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$94,778 |
|
Highland Park |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$58,325 |
|
Glenturret |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$57,472 |
|
Springbank |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$54,492 |
|
Glenlivet |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$52,896 |
|
Glen Grant |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$50,000 |
|
O.F.C. |
1 |
$22,000 |
2 |
$48,000 |
|
Michter’s |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$47,016 |
|
Red Hook |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$30,000 |
|
Mortlach |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$27,495 |
|
Balvenie |
1 |
$25,496 |
1 |
$25,496 |
|
Ben Nevis |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$25,016 |
|
Glendronach |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$24,714 |
|
Glengoyne |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$24,711 |
|
Willett |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$24,300 |
