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Yamazaki Single Malt

£50
11.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

25

Houses

1

Last sold

327 days ago

Yamazaki Single Malt is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki. Based on 25 recorded auction lots across 21 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £60, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £35 (low) to £105 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki Single Malt is £40–£60 21% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Yamazaki Single Malt is up 11.1%, with a 6-month trend of -25.9% (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 Single Malt is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Yamazaki Single Malt, 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
Single Malt
Edition
Yamazaki Single Malt
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£60

24-month high

£105

24-month low

£35

Estimated value · likely range

£40–£60 ±21%

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 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

327 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25.9%vs 6 months ago
11.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£34£71£108Mar 15Apr 16Dec 17Aug 19Sept 22Apr 24Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£501
August 2025£801
April 2024£701
January 2024£551
March 2023£751
September 2022£801
March 2022£682
January 2021£601
August 2019£801
May 2018£851
January 2018£1051
December 2017£451

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Yamazaki Single Malt at auction?

Yamazaki Single Malt 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 98% 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 Single Malt?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki Single Malt at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £60, with a high of £105 and a low of £35. 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 Single Malt changed in value over the past year?

Yamazaki Single Malt is up 11.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 25.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Yamazaki Single Malt?

Yamazaki Single Malt 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 £60 (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 Single Malt a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Yamazaki Single Malt has moved up 11.1%, with a current median hammer price of £60. The bottle has been observed at auction across 25 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 Single Malt?

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 £50, 24-month median £60 — 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 Single Malt that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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