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Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve

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Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Yamazaki. Based on 53 recorded auction lots across 48 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £57, with the most recent sale at £640. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £41 (low) to £640 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve is £495–£785 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve is up 1180%, with a 6-month trend of +1322.2% (up). 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 - Distiller's Reserve is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as distillerreserve, 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
Edition
distillerreserve
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£640

24-month median

£57

24-month high

£640

24-month low

£41

Estimated value · likely range

£495–£785 ±23%

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

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£58

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions144£45£58
Whisky Hammer53£680£55
1322.2%vs 6 months ago
1180%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£6403
April 2026£803
March 2026£1582
February 2026£501
January 2026£601
December 2025£601
November 2025£451
October 2025£421
September 2025£451
August 2025£411
July 2025£421
June 2025£441

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve at auction is £640. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £57, with a high of £640 and a low of £41. 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 - Distiller's Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve is up 1180% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 1322.2%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve?

Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve 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 £57 (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 - Distiller's Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Yamazaki - Distiller's Reserve has moved up 1180%, with a current median hammer price of £57. The bottle has been observed at auction across 53 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 - Distiller's Reserve?

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 £640, 24-month median £57 — 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 - Distiller's Reserve that hammers at £640 would cost the buyer approximately £806 all-in including buyer's premium.

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