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Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask

£210
34.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

49

Houses

1

Last sold

354 days ago

Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 16 years. Based on 49 recorded auction lots across 43 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £210. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask is £166–£254 21% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask is down 34.4%, with a 6-month trend of -30% (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.

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask is an age-stated bottling at 16 years old, distilled in 1991.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1991), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask, 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
Bowmore
Expression
1991 16 Year Old Port Cask
Age
16 years
Vintage
1991
Edition
Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£210

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£166–£254 ±21%

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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

354 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30%vs 6 months ago
34.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£97£244£391Mar 15Mar 17May 18Jul 19Mar 21Jun 23Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£2101
October 2024£2501
September 2024£2701
August 2024£3001
April 2024£2552
October 2023£2901
August 2023£3001
June 2023£2701
May 2023£3001
December 2022£2701
June 2022£2801
November 2021£2901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask at auction?

Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask at auction is £210. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £380 and a low of £100. 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 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask is down 34.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask?

Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask 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 £220 (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 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask has moved down 34.4%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 49 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 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask?

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 £210, 24-month median £220 — 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 1991 16 Year Old Port Cask that hammers at £210 would cost the buyer approximately £265 all-in including buyer's premium.

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