Whisky investment intelligence
27 Kanosuke expressions tracked across 92+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-35.0%
Median return
-35.0%
Volatility (±)
17.1%
Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Kanosuke bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #003 ‘Yukihito Kanai' | £150 | £150 | -7.1% |
| Kanosuke 2023 Limited Edition | £100 | £150 | -24.1% |
| Kanosuke 2022 Limited Edition | £50 | £100 | -27.8% |
| Kanosuke 2020 Artist Edition #003 ‘Yukihito Kanai’ | £100 | £200 | -42.9% |
| Kanosuke 2018 3 Year Old Ghost Series #1 | £500 | £1,100 | -50.5% |
| Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' | £100 | £250 | -57.4% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Kanosuke 2018 3 Year Old Ghost Series #1
£520
3 observations
Kanosuke 2019 Bar Kitchen X Kanosuke 20th Anniversary
£250
3 observations
Kanosuke 2020 Single Cask #20496 For The Whisky Exchange
£130
7 observations
Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #003 ‘Yukihito Kanai'
£130
12 observations
Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #004 ‘Keiko Yuasa'
£120
4 observations
Affordable Kanosuke expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Kanosuke bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
Past auction prices are the most defensible signal of a bottle's collectable value — but they are not a forecast. The data below comes from 92+ hammered lots across six major auction houses; none of it is curated or pay-for-placement.
Three rules-of-thumb a working collector should keep in mind:
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