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Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling

£53
5%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £54, with the most recent sale at £53. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £140 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling is £46–£59 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling is up 5%, with a 6-month trend of -4.5% (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 Distillery Only Bottling is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling 30cl, 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
Distillery Only Bottling
Edition
Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling 30cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£53

24-month median

£54

24-month high

£140

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£46–£59 ±12%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

4.5%vs 6 months ago
5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£39£92£144Dec 15Jun 19May 23Sept 24Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£532
September 2024£551
December 2023£501
November 2023£801
May 2023£601
February 2023£1401
August 2022£551
January 2020£851
November 2019£532
October 2019£401
June 2019£452
April 2019£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling at auction?

Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% 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 Only Bottling?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling at auction is £53. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £54, with a high of £140 and a low of £40. 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 Only Bottling changed in value over the past year?

Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling is up 5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 4.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling?

Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling 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 £54 (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 Only Bottling a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Yamazaki Distillery Only Bottling has moved up 5%, with a current median hammer price of £54. The bottle has been observed at auction across 30 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 Distillery Only Bottling?

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 £53, 24-month median £54 — 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 Only Bottling that hammers at £53 would cost the buyer approximately £66 all-in including buyer's premium.

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