Overview
Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Special Selection: identification and appraisal guide
For a first review of Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Special Selection, keep the whisky bottle unchanged and show both the overall item and the details that can be read. Keep reflections away from the age statement 18 years and show enough of the whisky bottle to locate the mark.
Identification details
- Maker: The Macallan
- Product name: Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Special Selection
- Category: Scotch or world whisky
- Date or decade shown: 1980
- Age statement: 18 years
- Marks and details to photograph: the distillery, region, age or vintage statement, bottling details and edition markings
Compare the item shown with the maker or producer name The Macallan, the date wording 1980 and the age statement 18 years before accepting the name Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Special Selection. Treat other dates, editions or specifications as unconfirmed.
Photographs and condition
For the first image set, include front and back labels, closure, fill level, bottle base, batch or cask markings, box and accessories. Show the complete item once before adding tightly framed details.
Before moving the packaging, show fill level, closure, labels, bottle, box and any numbered accessories. Make mismatched packaging or documents clear in the same photo set.
Storage, accessories and handover
Until Hong Kang advises the next step, keep the bottle upright, away from heat and direct light, at a stable room temperature. Do not disturb the seal, stopper, cork or closure, and do not clean the label.
Where available, keep every bottle with its matching box, booklet, certificate and purchase documents.

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To send the first whisky bottle photo set, send the overview and close-ups on WhatsApp, or call +852 9453 0784. Add clear packaging photos and the location for handover.
Hong Kang can flag missing views after seeing the label, fill level, seal, bottle base and box. Identity, condition and accessories are then checked together at handover.