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Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl

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Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki aged 12 years. Based on 22 recorded auction lots across 22 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £20, with the most recent sale at £22. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £45 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl is £20–£24 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl is up 10%, with a 6-month trend of +10% (up). 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 Yamazaki

Yamazaki is a whisky distillery. Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as mini, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Yamazaki
Age
12 years
Edition
mini
Bottle size
50ml

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Latest sale

£22

24-month median

£20

24-month high

£45

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£20–£24 ±8%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£23

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 Auctions123£15£25
Whisky Hammer22£22£20
10%vs 6 months ago
10%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£221
August 2025£201
June 2025£201
April 2025£201
March 2025£201
February 2025£201
January 2025£201
October 2024£351
March 2024£261
January 2024£201
December 2023£271
October 2023£231

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl at auction is £22. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £20, with a high of £45 and a low of £20. 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 Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl is up 10% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 10%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl?

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl 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 £20 (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 Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl has moved up 10%, with a current median hammer price of £20. The bottle has been observed at auction across 22 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 Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl?

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 £22, 24-month median £20 — 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 Yamazaki 12 Year Old Mini 5cl that hammers at £22 would cost the buyer approximately £28 all-in including buyer's premium.

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