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Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl

£45

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

59

Houses

1

Last sold

54 days ago

Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki. Based on 59 recorded auction lots across 12 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £51, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £43 (low) to £130 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl is £36–£54 20% around the latest sale).

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About Yamazaki

Yamazaki is a whisky distillery. Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

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

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 180ml 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
Edition
Exclusive
Bottle size
180ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£51

24-month high

£130

24-month low

£43

Estimated value · likely range

£36–£54 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

81% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

18.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£41£88£134Jul 24Oct 24Dec 24May 25Sept 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£451
June 2026£752
November 2025£452
September 2025£504
June 2025£502
May 2025£458
February 2025£554
December 2024£5116
November 2024£438
October 2024£634
September 2024£736
July 2024£1302

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl at auction?

Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl appeared in 9 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 81% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 9% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £51, with a high of £130 and a low of £43. 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 Distillery Exclusive 18cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £43 to £130 (median £51).

Where can I sell Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl?

Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl 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 £51 (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 Distillery Exclusive 18cl a good investment?

Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl has appeared in 59 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £51. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Yamazaki Distillery Exclusive 18cl?

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 £45, 24-month median £51 — 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 Distillery Exclusive 18cl that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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