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Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter

£180
21.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

42

Houses

1

Last sold

271 days ago

Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nikka aged 17 years. Based on 42 recorded auction lots across 31 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £128 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter is £137–£223 24% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter is down 21.7%, with a 6-month trend of -37.9% (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 Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter is an age-stated bottling at 17 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ceramicdecantertsuru, 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
17 years
Edition
Tsuru Ceramic Decanter
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£128

Estimated value · likely range

£137–£223 ±24%

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

271 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

37.9%vs 6 months ago
21.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£124£288£453Nov 16Aug 17Jun 18Jun 19Aug 20Apr 23Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£1801
October 2024£2201
March 2024£2601
January 2024£2101
August 2023£2601
April 2023£2601
March 2023£2901
December 2021£4401
September 2021£2701
February 2021£2602
August 2020£3202
February 2020£3801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter at auction?

Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter 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 Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter?

The latest hammer price for Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £440 and a low of £128. 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 Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter changed in value over the past year?

Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter is down 21.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 37.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter?

Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter 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 £210 (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 Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Nikka Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter has moved down 21.7%, with a current median hammer price of £210. The bottle has been observed at auction across 42 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 Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter?

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 £180, 24-month median £210 — 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 Tsuru 17 Year Old Ceramic Decanter that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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