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Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's

£150

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 20 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £150. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £150 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's is £132–£168 12% around the latest sale).

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2005), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's, 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
2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's
Age
20 years
Vintage
2005
Edition
Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£150

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£150

Estimated value · likely range

£132–£168 ±12%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£146£171£196Jun 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1501
June 2026£1901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's at auction?

Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% 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 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's at auction is £150. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £190 and a low of £150. 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 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £150 to £190 (median £170).

Where can I sell Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's?

Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's 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 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's a good investment?

Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £170. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bowmore 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's?

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 £150, 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 2005 20 Year Old 'Barrel Royale' Cadenhead's that hammers at £150 would cost the buyer approximately £189 all-in including buyer's premium.

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