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Karuizawa whisky

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About the distillery

Region
Chubu, Japan
Founded
1955
Status
Closed (dismantled in 2011)

Secondary Market Barometer

10,486 lots sold · £29.5m hammer total

How Karuizawa bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions and Whisky Auctioneer between January 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery.

Trading volume
#2of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
33.4Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£1,650average £2,816, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
53%of lots (5,598), the rest official bottlings (4,888)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Karuizawa 1960 52 Year Old - The Poet£200,000
Karuizawa 1960 52 Year Old - The Archer£100,100
Karuizawa 1964 Wealth Solutions 51 Year Old2021£61,500
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Karuizawa 1999-2000 36 Views989£1,150
Karuizawa 30 Year Old530£2,800
Karuizawa 35 Year Old501£5,200

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 1 November 2026.

Questions

What is the cheapest Karuizawa whisky?
The cheapest Karuizawa whisky is Karuizawa 1984 Single Cask #7802 29 Year Old (29 years old, 56.7% ABV, 70cl), at £12,432.00 from The Whisky Shop. That is £12,432.00 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle.