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St Magdalene whisky

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

About the distillery

Region
Lowland, Scotland
Founded
1798
Status
Closed (closed in 1983)
Capacity
1 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026
Owner
Owned by Adam Dawson & family; DCL/SMD (since 1895); as recorded October 2026
Say it
saint mag*del*ena
SMWS code
49, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

2,135 lots sold · £1.2m hammer total

How St Magdalene bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions and Whisky Auctioneer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery.

Trading volume
#105of 178 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
28.9Whisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£440.00average £551.13, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
72%of lots (1,540), the rest official bottlings (595)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
St. Magdalene 1978 20 Year Old - 100 Years of 64 Waterloo Street2022£3,217.00
St Magdalene 1978 20 Year Old 100 Years Of Waterloo Street Glasgow2023£3,200.00
St. Magdalene 1970 Rare Malts Selection 23 Year Old2021£2,700.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Rare Malts St Magdalene 1979 19 Year Old103£800.00
St. Magdalene 1979 Rare Malts Selection 19 Year Old76£1,091.50
St. Magdalene 1979 Rare Malt 19 Year Old - 63.80%58£713.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 2 November 2026.

Independent bottlings make up most of the St Magdalene lots here; our study of the workhorse malts and independent bottlers looks at where that happens and whether those bottlings cost more. 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 St Magdalene whisky?
The cheapest St Magdalene whisky is Private Collection St Magdalene 1982 #2100 Bottled 2023 (54.5% ABV, 70cl), at £1,800.00 from The Whisky Barrel. That is £1,800.00 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle.