Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hanyu aged 20 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,500, with the most recent sale at £1,500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,500 (low) to £1,500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release is £1,275–£1,725 (±15% around the latest sale).
Hanyu is a whisky distillery. Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 2009.
Closed / ghost distillery
Hanyu closed in 2000; its original stock is finite and highly sought after, particularly the Ichiro's Malt 'Card' bottlings.
Single vintage
Distilled in a single year (2009), so the available batch is inherently finite.
Age statement
A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.
Named / limited release
Released as ichiro, 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
£1,500
24-month median
£1,500
24-month high
£1,500
24-month low
£1,500
Estimated value · likely range
£1,275–£1,725 ±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 | £1,500 | 1 |
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The latest hammer price for Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release at auction is £1,500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,500, with a high of £1,500 and a low of £1,500. 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 Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,500 to £1,500 (median £1,500).
Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 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 £1,500 (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 Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,500. 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 £1,500, 24-month median £1,500 — 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 Ichiro’s Malt 20 Year Old 2009 Release that hammers at £1,500 would cost the buyer approximately £1,890 all-in including buyer's premium.
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