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Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way)

£160

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

10

Houses

1

Last sold

201 days ago

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Chichibu. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £290 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) is £127–£193 21% around the latest sale).

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About Chichibu

Chichibu is a whisky distillery. Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ichiroway, 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
Ichiro Way
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£290

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£127–£193 ±21%

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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

201 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

44.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£212£299Jan 22May 24Dec 24Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£1601
January 2026£1901
December 2025£1301
November 2025£1601
October 2025£1301
December 2024£2401
July 2024£2901
June 2024£2301
May 2024£2501
January 2022£2501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) at auction?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) appeared in 5 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 17% 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 (On The Way)?

The latest hammer price for Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £290 and a low of £130. 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 (On The Way) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £130 to £290 (median £210).

Where can I sell Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way)?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) 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 £210 (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 (On The Way) a good investment?

Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way) has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £210. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Chichibu - Ichiro's Malt (On The Way)?

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 £160, 24-month median £210 — 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 (On The Way) that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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