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Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa'

£210
8.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

28

Houses

2

Last sold

180 days ago

Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' is a collectable Scotch whisky from Kanosuke, bottled in 2018. Based on 28 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £208, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £340 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' is £171–£249 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' is down 8.7%, with a 6-month trend of +31.3% (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 Kanosuke

Kanosuke is a whisky distillery. Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 001) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Kanosuke
Bottled
2018
Cask number
001
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£208

24-month high

£340

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£171–£249 ±19%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Trend

0% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£210

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 Auctions12£210£220
Whisky Hammer7£75£160
31.3%vs 6 months ago
8.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£211£350May 22Sept 22Jan 23Jul 23May 24Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2101
February 2026£751
December 2025£1001
May 2025£1252
April 2025£1501
May 2024£2052
April 2024£1601
October 2023£2001
July 2023£2001
June 2023£3001
March 2023£2501
January 2023£2401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' at auction?

Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 0% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 28% 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 Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa'?

The latest hammer price for Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £208, with a high of £340 and a low of £75. 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 Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' changed in value over the past year?

Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' is down 8.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 31.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa'?

Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' 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 £208 (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 Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' has moved down 8.7%, with a current median hammer price of £208. The bottle has been observed at auction across 28 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 Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa'?

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 £210, 24-month median £208 — 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 Kanosuke 2018 Artist Edition #001 'Mariko Hirasawa' that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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