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Bowmore1997 release70cl

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition

£400
13%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

75

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore, bottled in 1997. Based on 75 recorded auction lots across 43 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition is £240–£560 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition is down 13%, with a 6-month trend of -13% (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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single cask

    A single-cask bottling (cask 1215) comes from one strictly limited outturn rather than a large batch.

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
Bottled
1997
Cask number
1215
Edition
Hand Filled 2nd
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£700

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£240–£560 ±40%

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

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

13%vs 6 months ago
13%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£428£721Oct 13Dec 15Feb 17Apr 19Oct 21Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£4001
April 2024£4001
March 2024£4001
October 2023£5801
May 2023£7001
May 2022£6252
November 2021£4601
October 2021£6001
October 2020£4001
September 2020£4001
June 2020£4001
October 2019£5401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition at auction?

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition 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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £700 and a low of £140. 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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition is down 13% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 13%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition?

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition 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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition has moved down 13%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 75 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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition?

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 £400, 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 1997 Hand Filled Cask #1215 2nd Edition that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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