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Kanosuke First2021 release70cl

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release

£100
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

90

Houses

1

Last sold

82 days ago

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Kanosuke First, bottled in 2021. Based on 90 recorded auction lots across 30 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £188, with the most recent sale at £100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £93 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is £65–£135 35% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is down 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 First

Kanosuke First is a whisky distillery. Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2021.

What drives this bottle's value

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Kanosuke First rather than by built-in rarity.

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 First
Bottled
2021
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£100

24-month median

£188

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£93

Estimated value · likely range

£65–£135 ±35%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

67% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£90£261£433Sept 21May 22Nov 22Jun 23Jul 24Sept 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1001
April 2026£1501
March 2026£1254
February 2026£1202
September 2025£1402
May 2025£1002
November 2024£1002
October 2024£1702
August 2024£934
July 2024£1402
May 2024£1302
December 2023£1202

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release at auction?

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release appeared in 10 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 67% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% 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 Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release?

The latest hammer price for Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release at auction is £100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £188, with a high of £420 and a low of £93. 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 First Edition 2021 Release changed in value over the past year?

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release is down 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release?

Kanosuke First Edition 2021 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 £188 (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 First Edition 2021 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Kanosuke First Edition 2021 Release has moved down 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £188. The bottle has been observed at auction across 90 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 First Edition 2021 Release?

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 £100, 24-month median £188 — 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 First Edition 2021 Release that hammers at £100 would cost the buyer approximately £126 all-in including buyer's premium.

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