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Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel

£400
▲ 5.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

28

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki. Based on 28 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £400, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel is £313–£488 (±22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel is up 5.3%, with a 6-month trend of -42.9% (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 Yamazaki

Yamazaki is a whisky distillery. Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel, 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
Yamazaki
Expression
Bourbon Barrel
Edition
Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£400

24-month high

£700

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£313–£488 ±22%

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

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 42.9%vs 6 months ago
▲ 5.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£262£491£721Aug 16Nov 17Aug 18Jul 19Dec 20Jan 24Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£4001
June 2024£4001
February 2024£5001
January 2024£5401
January 2023£6001
October 2022£5601
August 2022£7001
December 2020£7001
July 2020£5401
December 2019£5201
October 2019£4401
July 2019£4401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel at auction?

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 92% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £400, with a high of £700 and a low of £270. 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 Bourbon Barrel changed in value over the past year?

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel is up 5.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 42.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel?

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 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 £400 (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 Bourbon Barrel a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel has moved up 5.3%, with a current median hammer price of £400. The bottle has been observed at auction across 28 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 Bourbon Barrel?

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 £400, 24-month median £400 — 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 Bourbon Barrel that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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