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Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter

£100

latest hammer price

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

471 days ago

Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter is a collectable Scotch whisky from Suntory Royal. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £100, with the most recent sale at £100. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter is £80–£120 (±20% around the latest sale).

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About Suntory Royal

Suntory Royal is a whisky distillery. Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1988), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter, 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
Suntory Royal
Expression
1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter
Vintage
1988
Edition
Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£100

24-month median

£100

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£80–£120 ±20%

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

0 lots

Last seen

471 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£58£106£155May 24Aug 24Oct 24Dec 24Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£1001
December 2024£601
October 2024£1201
August 2024£801
May 2024£1501

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter at auction?

Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter?

The latest hammer price for Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter at auction is £100. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £100, with a high of £150 and a low of £60. 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 Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £60 to £150 (median £100).

Where can I sell Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter?

Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon 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 £100 (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 Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter a good investment?

Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £100. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon 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 £100, 24-month median £100 — 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 Suntory Royal 1988 Year Of The Dragon Decanter that hammers at £100 would cost the buyer approximately £126 all-in including buyer's premium.

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