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Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release

£110
12%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

36

Houses

1

Last sold

271 days ago

Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nikka, bottled in 2018. Based on 36 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £110. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release is £99–£121 10% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release is down 12%, with a 6-month trend of -8.3% (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 Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2018.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as bourbonfinishwoodyoichi, 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
Bottled
2018
Edition
Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£110

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£99–£121 ±10%

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

271 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

8.3%vs 6 months ago
12%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£162£216May 19Jul 20Apr 21Jun 22Feb 23Apr 24Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£1102
September 2025£1502
April 2024£2102
January 2024£1302
February 2023£1702
October 2022£1602
June 2022£1202
June 2021£1502
April 2021£1902
December 2020£1354
July 2020£1502
November 2019£1302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release at auction?

Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release?

The latest hammer price for Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release at auction is £110. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £210 and a low of £110. 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 Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release changed in value over the past year?

Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release is down 12% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 8.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release?

Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release 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 £140 (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 Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Nikka Yoichi Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release has moved down 12%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 36 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 Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release?

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 £110, 24-month median £140 — 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 Bourbon Wood Finish 2018 Release that hammers at £110 would cost the buyer approximately £139 all-in including buyer's premium.

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