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Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release

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Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki, bottled in 2012. Based on 10 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £250, with the most recent sale at £500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £70 (low) to £500 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release is £300–£700 40% around the latest sale).

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About Yamazaki

Yamazaki is a whisky distillery. Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2012.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 2012) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Bottled
2012
Cask number
2012
Edition
bourbon
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£500

24-month median

£250

24-month high

£500

24-month low

£70

Estimated value · likely range

£300–£700 ±40%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

455.6%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
December 2025£5001
December 2023£3801
October 2018£4601
May 2018£3001
November 2017£3501
January 2016£2001
September 2014£901
May 2014£801
April 2014£701
January 2014£701

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release at auction is £500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £250, with a high of £500 and a low of £70. 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 Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £70 to £500 (median £250).

Where can I sell Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release?

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release 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 £250 (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 Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release a good investment?

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release has appeared in 10 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £250. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release?

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 £500, 24-month median £250 — 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 Bourbon Barrel 2012 Release that hammers at £500 would cost the buyer approximately £630 all-in including buyer's premium.

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