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Bowmore2020 release70cl

Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020

£450
43.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

40

Houses

1

Last sold

8 days ago

Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 23 years, bottled in 2020. Based on 40 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £650, with the most recent sale at £450. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £440 (low) to £875 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 is £353–£547 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 is down 43.7%, with a 6-month trend of -25% (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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1996, released in 2020.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as feisile, 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
Age
23 years
Vintage
1996
Bottled
2020
Edition
Feis Ile
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£450

24-month median

£650

24-month high

£875

24-month low

£440

Estimated value · likely range

£353–£547 ±22%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

8 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25%vs 6 months ago
43.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£427£664£901Jul 21Nov 22Jun 24Nov 24Aug 25Apr 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4502
April 2026£5202
September 2025£5202
August 2025£4602
January 2025£4404
November 2024£5402
July 2024£6002
June 2024£7002
April 2024£6002
November 2022£7002
January 2022£8002
December 2021£8176

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 at auction?

Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 25% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 at auction is £450. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £650, with a high of £875 and a low of £440. 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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 is down 43.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 25%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020?

Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 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 £650 (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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 has moved down 43.7%, with a current median hammer price of £650. The bottle has been observed at auction across 40 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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020?

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 £450, 24-month median £650 — 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 1996 23 Year Old Feis Ile 2020 that hammers at £450 would cost the buyer approximately £567 all-in including buyer's premium.

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