Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is a collectable Scotch whisky from Nikka aged 21 years. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £370, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £230 (low) to £520 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is £239–£281 (±8% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is down 29.7%, with a 6-month trend of -13.3% (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.
Nikka is a whisky distillery. Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.
Age statement
A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.
Named / limited release
Released as puretaketsuru, 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.
Latest sale
£260
24-month median
£370
24-month high
£520
24-month low
£230
Estimated value · likely range
£239–£281 ±8%
Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | £260 | 3 |
| April 2026 | £230 | 2 |
| March 2026 | £295 | 2 |
| February 2026 | £310 | 2 |
| October 2025 | £300 | 1 |
| September 2025 | £325 | 1 |
| May 2025 | £300 | 1 |
| April 2025 | £300 | 1 |
| February 2025 | £300 | 1 |
| January 2025 | £290 | 1 |
| November 2024 | £500 | 1 |
| October 2024 | £270 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £370, with a high of £520 and a low of £230. 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.
Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru is down 29.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 13.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru 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 £370 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru has moved down 29.7%, with a current median hammer price of £370. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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.
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 £260, 24-month median £370 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Nikka - 21 Year Old (Pure Malt) Taketsuru that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.
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