The Yamazaki 55 Year Single Malt Whisky
200 bottles of this legendary whisky were released in 2020 and 2021, and it broke numerous price records in the years that followed.
Timeline
Announcement
Suntory Announces the 55-year Yamazaki
The release would be limited to an initial 100 bottles, available exclusively via lottery in Japan. Winners would have the opportunity to purchase their bottle for 3 million yen ($27,347.31 USD at the time).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-whisky-suntory-holdings/suntory-to-sell-super-expensive-55-year-yamazaki-whisky-idUSKBN1ZT0TZ
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-whisky-suntory-holdings/suntory-to-sell-super-expensive-55-year-yamazaki-whisky-idUSKBN1ZT0TZ
Release
Japanese Lottery
On June 30th, Suntory chose the 100 lucky lottery winners in Japan, which were prompted to complete the purchase for their respective bottles at the 3 million yen price.
Resell
$795,000 Auction Sale
Less than 2 months after the Japanese release, a bottle of the whisky sold for an astounding HK$6,200,000 ($795,000 USD at the time) at Bonhams Hong Kong, which was roughly 10 times the pre-sale estimate.
Bonhams : New World Auction Record for a Bottle of Japanese Whisky Set at Bonhams Hong Kong
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https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/30623/
Release
Global Release
After a number of record-breaking auction sales, Suntory announced the much-anticipated global release of an additional 100 bottles of Yamazaki 55, with an updated retail price of $60,000 USD.
Yamazaki 55 to roll out globally - The Spirits Business
House of Suntory will release Yamazaki 55, its oldest whisky to date, in markets around the world. It will retail for US$60,000.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/09/yamazaki-55-to-roll-out-globally/
Resell
$600,000 Auction Sale
Following the global release at $60,000 USD, aftermarket prices expectedly dropped on the whisky closer to an affordable $600,000 per bottle.
Japan's Yamazaki 55 Whisky Sells for 600,000 Dollars at Sotheby's
Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)--A bottle of The Yamazaki 55 single malt whisky from Japan's Suntory Spirits Ltd. …
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022061800446/
Specifications
| Hold Duration |
A few weeks
Item was purchased, then resold a few weeks later.
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| Difficulty |
Hard
Hard to resell.
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| Origin |
Japan
Item originates from Japan
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| Type | Limited Edition |
| Brand | Suntory |
| Location |
Japan
Resell happened in Japan
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