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Macduff whisky

6 full-size bottles (50cl to 1 litre) in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

About the distillery

Region
Highland, Scotland
Founded
1960
Status
Producing
Capacity
4.1 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 52 of 169 by stated capacity.
Stills
5 (2 wash, 3 spirit)
Owner
Owned by Bacardi (since 1993), through John Dewar & Sons; as recorded October 2026
Say it
mack-DUFF
Notable
Coastal site
SMWS code
6, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

2,770 lots sold · £272,700.50 hammer total

How Macduff bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.

Trading volume
#96Regularly tradedof 181 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
13.8Below-average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£50.00average £98.45, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
46%of lots (1,275), the rest official bottlings (1,495)Median hammer: official £40.00, independent £75.00
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Macduff 3 Year Old Sherry Cask 1960s2017£1,705.00
Glen Deveron - 40 Year Old (Exceptional Cask Series)2024£1,600.00
MacDuff 1965 32 Year Old Cadenhead's2021£1,500.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Glen Deveron 10 Year Old96£25.00
Glen Deveron 12 Year Old90£36.00
Glen Deveron 5 Year Old72£28.00
Top independent bottlers
BottlerLotsMedian
Douglas Laing213£75.00
Cadenhead172£100.00
Gordon & MacPhail143£85.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.

Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.

Questions

What is the cheapest Macduff whisky?
The cheapest Macduff whisky is Macduff 2007 16 Year Old, Signatory Vintage Exceptional Cask 100 Proof Edition #3 (16 years old, 57.1% ABV, 70cl), at £65.00 from The Whisky Barrel. That is £69.95 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Macduff Carn Mor Strictly Limited Oloroso Sherry Cask 2009 13 Year Old Whisky (£89.95) and Macduff Connoisseurs Choice - Single Cask #11895 2009 13 Year Old Whisky (£119.95).
How much does Macduff whisky cost?
Macduff whisky costs from £65.00 to £349.95, with a median of £129.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is Macduff Chieftain’s Single Cask #4583 1991 26 Year Old Whisky.
What is the oldest Macduff whisky you can buy?
Macduff Dun Bheagan Single Cask #4584 1991 27 Year Old Whisky, at 27 years old, from £179.95.