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Hibiki50cl

Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl

£160
6.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Regularly traded· 45 lots a year

Auction lots

1,024

Houses

2

Last sold

5 days ago

Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Hibiki aged 12 years. Based on 1024 recorded auction lots across 103 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £187, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £57 (low) to £358 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl is £147–£173 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl is up 6.7%, with a 6-month trend of +2.1% (up). 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 Hibiki

Hibiki is a whisky distillery. Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Hibiki
Age
12 years
Bottle size
500ml

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Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£187

24-month high

£358

24-month low

£57

Estimated value · likely range

£147–£173 ±8%

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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

45 lots

Cadence

≈ 4 per month

Trend

61% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

5 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£188

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions194£140£188
Whisky Hammer1£130£130
2.1%vs 6 months ago
6.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£55£212£368Dec 15Sept 17Mar 19Nov 20Jun 22Apr 24Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1604
July 2026£1435
May 2026£3352
January 2026£1488
December 2025£1606
November 2025£1706
October 2025£1576
September 2025£1888
August 2025£1688
July 2025£1902
February 2025£2302
December 2024£2102

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl at auction?

Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl appeared in 45 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is up 61% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £187, with a high of £358 and a low of £57. 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 Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl changed in value over the past year?

Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl is up 6.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 2.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl?

Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl 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 £187 (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 Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl has moved up 6.7%, with a current median hammer price of £187. The bottle has been observed at auction across 1024 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 Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl?

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 £187 — 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 Hibiki 12 Year Old 50cl that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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