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Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction

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Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction is a collectable Scotch whisky from Karuizawa, bottled in 2000. Based on 3 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,050, with the most recent sale at £1,050. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,025 (low) to £1,800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction is £663–£1,438 37% around the latest sale).

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About Karuizawa

Karuizawa is a whisky distillery. Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1999, released in 2000.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Karuizawa closed in 2000 and has since been demolished — no new whisky will ever be produced, which underpins exceptional auction demand.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1999), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 31stcaskstrengthvintages, 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
Karuizawa
Vintage
1999
Bottled
2000
Edition
31stcaskstrengthvintages
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,050

24-month median

£1,050

24-month high

£1,800

24-month low

£1,025

Estimated value · likely range

£663–£1,438 ±37%

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
February 2026£1,0501
October 2024£1,0251
August 2023£1,8001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction?

The latest hammer price for Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction at auction is £1,050. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,050, with a high of £1,800 and a low of £1,025. 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 Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,025 to £1,800 (median £1,050).

Where can I sell Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction?

Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction 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 £1,050 (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 Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction a good investment?

Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction has appeared in 3 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,050. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction?

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 £1,050, 24-month median £1,050 — 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 Karuizawa - 1999 - 2000 Vintages (Cask Strength 31st Edition) Whisky Auction that hammers at £1,050 would cost the buyer approximately £1,323 all-in including buyer's premium.

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