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Bowmore 21 Year Old

£440

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

354 days ago

Bowmore 21 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 21 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £570, with the most recent sale at £440. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £440 (low) to £700 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 21 Year Old is £340–£540 23% around the latest sale).

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore 21 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 21 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 21-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bowmore 21 Year Old 75cl, 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
21 Year Old
Age
21 years
Edition
Bowmore 21 Year Old 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£440

24-month median

£570

24-month high

£700

24-month low

£440

Estimated value · likely range

£340–£540 ±23%

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.

Price history (monthly median)

£427£574£721Aug 22Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£4401
August 2022£7001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 21 Year Old at auction?

Bowmore 21 Year Old 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 21 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 21 Year Old at auction is £440. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £570, with a high of £700 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 21 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bowmore 21 Year Old, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £440 to £700 (median £570).

Where can I sell Bowmore 21 Year Old?

Bowmore 21 Year Old 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 £570 (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 21 Year Old a good investment?

Bowmore 21 Year Old has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £570. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bowmore 21 Year Old?

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 £440, 24-month median £570 — 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 21 Year Old that hammers at £440 would cost the buyer approximately £554 all-in including buyer's premium.

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