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Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru

£260
25.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 16 lots a year

Auction lots

211

Houses

2

Last sold

54 days ago

Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nikka aged 21 years. Based on 211 recorded auction lots across 80 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £330, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is £191–£329 27% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is down 25.7%, with a 6-month trend of -17% (down). 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 Nikka

Nikka is a whisky distillery. Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as puretaketsuru, 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
Nikka
Age
21 years
Edition
Pure Taketsuru
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£260

24-month median

£330

24-month high

£600

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£191–£329 ±27%

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

16 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

7% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£340

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 Auctions80£260£330
Whisky Hammer33£340£340
17%vs 6 months ago
25.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£377£618Sept 16Jan 18May 19Sept 20Feb 22Sept 23Sept 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2601
September 2025£3103
June 2025£3201
April 2025£3601
March 2025£4201
February 2025£3401
December 2024£3133
September 2024£4001
August 2024£3201
June 2024£3402
March 2024£4001
January 2024£4401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru at auction?

Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru appeared in 16 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 7% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru?

The latest hammer price for Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £330, with a high of £600 and a low of £140. 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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru changed in value over the past year?

Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is down 25.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 17%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru?

Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru 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 £330 (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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru has moved down 25.7%, with a current median hammer price of £330. The bottle has been observed at auction across 211 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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru?

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 £260, 24-month median £330 — 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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.

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