Yamazaki 50 Goes On The Block
UK-based auction house Bonhams is putting a bottle of Yamazaki 50-Year-Old First Release on the block in an upcoming auction.
Yamazaki 50-Year-Old First Release was launched in 2005 and only 50 bottles were originally released, of which only a mere 12 bottles are thought to still be intact.
One of those 12 bottles will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky Sale in Hong Kong on May 20, 2022 and is expected to generate a selling price between $445,000-$575,000.
Yamazaki distillery was founded in 1923 – Japan’s first commercial whisky distillery – and there are three editions of 50-year-old Yamazaki, bottled in 2005, 2007 and 2011.
Yamazaki’s 55-year-old bottling, will also be auctioned in May and is expected to bring an auction price between $510,000-$640,000.