wsky1
Bowmore750ml

Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl

£170
▲ 30.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

2

Last sold

44 days ago

Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 15 years. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £275 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl is £146–£194 (±14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl is up 30.8%, with a 6-month trend of -26.1% (down). 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.

All Bowmore expressions →

About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 15 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as mariner, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Bowmore
Age
15 years
Edition
Mariner
Bottle size
750ml

Filter by source

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£275

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£146–£194 ±14%

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

Market presence

last 12 months

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 25% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£170

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 Auctions12£170£175
Whisky Hammer2£140£155
▼ 26.1%vs 6 months ago
▲ 30.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£205£283Sept 18Jul 20Nov 21Aug 23Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£1701
August 2026£1901
April 2026£1401
August 2023£1301
December 2021£2752
November 2021£1701
August 2021£2301
January 2021£2101
November 2020£1701
July 2020£1501
January 2020£1902
January 2019£1801

Comparable bottles

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl at auction?

Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 25% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £275 and a low of £130. 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 Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl is up 30.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 26.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl?

Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl 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 £170 (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 Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl has moved up 30.8%, with a current median hammer price of £170. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 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 Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl?

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 £170, 24-month median £170 — 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 Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

Own a bottle of Bowmore - 15 Year Old (Mariner) 75cl?

Track it against live auction data and see your portfolio's real market value — free for up to 3 bottles.

Start tracking free →

Own a different bottle? Get a free whisky valuation for any bottle — no signup, no card.