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Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask

£1,300

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

9

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Mars Komagatake aged 30 years. Based on 9 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,350, with the most recent sale at £1,300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,150 (low) to £3,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask is £1,144–£1,456 (±12% around the latest sale).

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About Mars Komagatake

Mars Komagatake is a whisky distillery. Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1986), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask, 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
Mars Komagatake
Expression
1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask
Age
30 years
Vintage
1986
Edition
Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,300

24-month median

£1,350

24-month high

£3,000

24-month low

£1,150

Estimated value · likely range

£1,144–£1,456 ±12%

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 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 13%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,116£2,103£3,090Jul 17Apr 22Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1,3001
April 2022£3,0001
June 2018£1,4001
April 2018£1,2501
November 2017£1,5001
October 2017£1,7001
August 2017£1,1502
July 2017£1,1501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask at auction?

Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask 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 92% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask?

The latest hammer price for Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask at auction is £1,300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,350, with a high of £3,000 and a low of £1,150. 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 Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,150 to £3,000 (median £1,350).

Where can I sell Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask?

Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask 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 £1,350 (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 Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask a good investment?

Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask has appeared in 9 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,350. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask?

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 £1,300, 24-month median £1,350 — 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 Mars Komagatake 1986 30 Year Old Sherry Cask that hammers at £1,300 would cost the buyer approximately £1,638 all-in including buyer's premium.

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