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Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old

£160
49.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

103

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nikka aged 12 years. Based on 103 recorded auction lots across 54 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £231, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £55 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old is £116–£204 28% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old is down 49.2%, with a 6-month trend of -30.4% (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 Yoichi 12 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old, 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
Expression
Yoichi 12 Year Old
Age
12 years
Edition
Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£231

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£55

Estimated value · likely range

£116–£204 ±28%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30.4%vs 6 months ago
49.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£53£253£453Aug 14Jul 17Sept 18Oct 19Jan 21Sept 23Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1601
January 2026£2101
December 2025£1501
September 2025£1701
August 2025£1601
October 2024£2001
May 2024£2301
October 2023£2901
September 2023£2901
April 2023£2501
March 2023£2552
September 2022£2802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old at auction?

Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 22% 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 Yoichi 12 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £231, with a high of £440 and a low of £55. 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 Yoichi 12 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old is down 49.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old?

Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old 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 £231 (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 Yoichi 12 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Nikka Yoichi 12 Year Old has moved down 49.2%, with a current median hammer price of £231. The bottle has been observed at auction across 103 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 Yoichi 12 Year Old?

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 £160, 24-month median £231 — 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 Yoichi 12 Year Old that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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