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Chichibu2018 release70cl

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018)

£250
59%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

15

Houses

1

Last sold

173 days ago

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Chichibu, bottled in 2018. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £420, with the most recent sale at £250. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £210 (low) to £780 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) is £188–£312 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) is down 59%, with a 6-month trend of -34.2% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Chichibu

Chichibu is a whisky distillery. Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ichirolondon, 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
Bottled
2018
Edition
Ichiro London
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£250

24-month median

£420

24-month high

£780

24-month low

£210

Estimated value · likely range

£188–£312 ±25%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

173 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

34.2%vs 6 months ago
59%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£204£504£803Oct 21Aug 22May 23May 24Apr 25Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2501
October 2025£2201
April 2025£2801
March 2025£2101
May 2024£3251
July 2023£4001
May 2023£3801
March 2023£6001
August 2022£4451
June 2022£4801
March 2022£4201
February 2022£4601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) at auction?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% 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 - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018)?

The latest hammer price for Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) at auction is £250. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £420, with a high of £780 and a low of £210. 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 - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) changed in value over the past year?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) is down 59% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 34.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018)?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) 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 £420 (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 - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) has moved down 59%, with a current median hammer price of £420. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018)?

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 £250, 24-month median £420 — 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 - Ichiro's Malt (London Edition 2018) that hammers at £250 would cost the buyer approximately £315 all-in including buyer's premium.

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