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Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679

£2,100

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

356 days ago

Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Karuizawa. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,300, with the most recent sale at £2,100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,450 (low) to £5,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 is £1,632–£2,568 22% around the latest sale).

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About Karuizawa

Karuizawa is a whisky distillery. Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Karuizawa closed in 2000 and has since been demolished — no new whisky will ever be produced, which underpins exceptional auction demand.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679, 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.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Karuizawa
Expression
1990 Single Cask #679
Vintage
1990
Edition
Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,100

24-month median

£2,300

24-month high

£5,800

24-month low

£1,450

Estimated value · likely range

£1,632–£2,568 ±22%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

356 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

10.5%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,407£3,690£5,974May 18Dec 19Oct 20Mar 22Mar 23Dec 24Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£2,1001
December 2024£2,5001
March 2023£4,8001
March 2022£5,8001
October 2020£2,5001
December 2019£2,1001
October 2018£1,9002
May 2018£1,4501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 at auction?

Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679?

The latest hammer price for Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 at auction is £2,100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,300, with a high of £5,800 and a low of £1,450. 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 Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,450 to £5,800 (median £2,300).

Where can I sell Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679?

Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 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 £2,300 (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 Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 a good investment?

Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,300. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679?

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 £2,100, 24-month median £2,300 — 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 Karuizawa 1990 Single Cask #679 that hammers at £2,100 would cost the buyer approximately £2,646 all-in including buyer's premium.

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