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Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day"

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Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki aged 19 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,600, with the most recent sale at £2,600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,600 (low) to £2,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" is £2,210–£2,990 15% around the latest sale).

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About Yamazaki

Yamazaki is a whisky distillery. Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" is an age-stated bottling at 19 years old, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 19-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 119x10) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by smws, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
19 years
Vintage
1989
Cask number
119x10
Bottler
smws
Edition
bechristmascoulddayeveryitwish
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,600

24-month median

£2,600

24-month high

£2,600

24-month low

£2,600

Estimated value · likely range

£2,210–£2,990 ±15%

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

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£2,6001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day"?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" at auction is £2,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,600, with a high of £2,600 and a low of £2,600. 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 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day", so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £2,600 to £2,600 (median £2,600).

Where can I sell Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day"?

Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" 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 £2,600 (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 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" a good investment?

Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,600. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Yamazaki 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day"?

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 £2,600, 24-month median £2,600 — 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 1989 SMWS 19 Year Old 119.10 - "I wish it could be Christmas every day" that hammers at £2,600 would cost the buyer approximately £3,276 all-in including buyer's premium.

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