Hanyu Genesis 1st Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hanyu. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £280, with the most recent sale at £280. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £280 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hanyu Genesis 1st Release is £238–£322 (±15% around the latest sale).
Hanyu is a whisky distillery. Hanyu Genesis 1st Release is a no-age-statement bottling.
Closed / ghost distillery
Hanyu closed in 2000; its original stock is finite and highly sought after, particularly the Ichiro's Malt 'Card' bottlings.
Named / limited release
Released as 1stgenesis, 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.
Latest sale
£280
24-month median
£280
24-month high
£280
24-month low
£280
Estimated value · likely range
£238–£322 ±15%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | £280 | 1 |
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The latest hammer price for Hanyu Genesis 1st Release at auction is £280. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £280, with a high of £280 and a low of £280. 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.
wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Hanyu Genesis 1st Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £280 to £280 (median £280).
Hanyu Genesis 1st Release 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 £280 (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%.
Hanyu Genesis 1st Release has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £280. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.
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 £280, 24-month median £280 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Hanyu Genesis 1st Release that hammers at £280 would cost the buyer approximately £353 all-in including buyer's premium.
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