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Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength

£440

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength is a collectable Scotch whisky from Chichibu. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £750, with the most recent sale at £440. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £440 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength is £378–£502 14% around the latest sale).

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About Chichibu

Chichibu is a whisky distillery. Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskfiftyhappinessseatsstrengthtwo, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Chichibu
Edition
Fifty Two Seats Happiness Cask Strength
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£440

24-month median

£750

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£440

Estimated value · likely range

£378–£502 ±14%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£427£600£773Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4402
July 2026£7501
April 2026£5402
January 2026£7502
October 2025£7502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength at auction?

Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength appeared in 9 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 9% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength?

The latest hammer price for Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength at auction is £440. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £750, with a high of £750 and a low of £440. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £440 to £750 (median £750).

Where can I sell Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength?

Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £750 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength a good investment?

Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £750. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £440, 24-month median £750 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Chichibu Fifty Two Seats Of Happiness Cask Strength that hammers at £440 would cost the buyer approximately £554 all-in including buyer's premium.

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