Macallan 78 Year Old - The Red Collection: Explore Auction Sales Data & Price Trends

The Macallan 78 Year Old from The Red Collection, bottled in 2020, is considered the oldest single malt whisky ever released. This historic expression celebrates The Macallan's deep respect for time, tradition, and craftsmanship, captured in seven extraordinary decades of maturation. The whisky is made from 'new make' spirit distilled in The Macallan's small copper stills and aged in hand-picked oak casks for 78 years.


Age: 78 Years Old Size: 700 ml Strength: 42.2 % Bottling series: The Red Collection Distillery: Macallan Bottler: Distillery Bottling
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Min: 79500.0 £ Avg: 82833.3 £ Max: 89000.0 £

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Recent Market Insights for Macallan 78 Year Old - The Red Collection
Latest Average Price

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The average hammer price of the bottle based on recent auction results.
Annualized Return

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The average yearly change in the bottle's value since its first recorded sale.
Liquidity Score

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Sales Summary
Statistics on auction sales and prices over time

This calculation includes all Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection from all auctions during the entire observation period.

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Auction sales and price statistics for the past 3 months
Auction sales and price statistics for the past 6 months

This calculation includes all Macallan 78 Year Old - The Red Collection auctioned from December 2025 to March 2026.

Auction sales and price statistics for the past 12 months

This calculation includes all Macallan 78 Year Old - The Red Collection auctioned from November 2025 to March 2026.

Auction sales and price statistics by year, cumulative total 2020-2026

This table shows the information for each year in which this whisky was sold at auctions, compared to the previous year and cumulatively over time.

Sold Ratio - ratio of lots sold to lots unsold.
Avg. Price - average hammer price for the year.
Vs Previous - the current year's price change compared to the previous year's, as a percentage.
Cumulative - the cumulative total of the current year's price change relative to the first year's sales.
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Bottle Price
Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection - 70cl / 42.2%RETAIL The Whisky Exchange 80000.0 £
Macallan - The Red Collection - 78 Year Old - 70Cl | 42.2%RETAIL Hard To Find Whisky 79500.0 £
Macallan - The Red Collection - 78 Year Old - 70Cl | 42.2%RETAIL Hard To Find Whisky 89000.0 £
Past: Recent Results

Do you want to know how much Macallan 78 Year Old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 42.2% worth? One way to do so is by checking the prices at which similar bottles were sold at auctions. The auction price is typically the best indicator of the whisky's actual value.

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Date Bottle Winning Bid
February 2025 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection — Bottled 2020 — 70cl / 42.2% PAST Whisky.Auction UK 41000.0 £
January 2025 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU 40000.0 £
December 2024 The Macallan The Red Collection 78 Year Old 42.2 ABV (1 Bottle 70cl) PAST Sotheby's Whisky Auction USA 39254.2 £
December 2024 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection — Bottled 2020 — 70cl / 42.2% PAST Whisky.Auction UK 37000.0 £
December 2024 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK 38500.0 £
November 2024 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection PAST Whisky Auctioneer UK Reserve Not Met -
July 2024 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection PAST Whisky Auctioneer EU 42000.0 £
June 2024 The Macallan The Red Collection 78 Year Old 42.2 ABV - 70cl PAST Sotheby's Whisky Auction USA 43181.3 £
April 2024 Macallan 78 Year Old The Red Collection — Bottled 2020 — 70cl / 42.2% PAST Whisky.Auction UK Reserve Not Met -
April 2024 The Macallan The Red Collection 78 Year Old 42.2 ABV - 70cl PAST Sotheby's Whisky Auction Asia 45497.2 £
The Red Collection series:
Macallan 50 Year Old - The Red Collection
Macallan 50 Year Old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 45.1%
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Macallan 74 Year Old - The Red Collection
Macallan 74 Year Old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 42.6%
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Macallan 40 years old - The Red Collection
Macallan 40 years old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 48.1%
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Macallan 60 Year Old - The Red Collection
Macallan 60 Year Old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 43.4%
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Macallan 77 Year Old - The Red Collection
Macallan 77 Year Old - The Red Collection - 700 ml / 43.2%
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Updated: 2026-06-03