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Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls

£380
24%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

32

Houses

1

Last sold

26 days ago

Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 22 years. Based on 32 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £470, with the most recent sale at £380. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £950 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls is £289–£471 24% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls is down 24%, with a 6-month trend of -29.6% (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 22 Year Old The Gulls is an age-stated bottling at 22 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 22-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls, 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
22 Year Old The Gulls
Age
22 years
Edition
Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£380

24-month median

£470

24-month high

£950

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£289–£471 ±24%

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

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

29.6%vs 6 months ago
24%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£262£620£979Jul 13Jan 16Apr 17Oct 18Jul 20Dec 21Oct 23Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£3801
June 2024£4401
October 2023£4801
September 2023£5201
August 2023£4201
August 2022£6501
December 2021£5402
February 2021£6001
January 2021£9001
December 2020£6001
July 2020£6052
April 2019£5002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls at auction?

Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls at auction is £380. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £470, with a high of £950 and a low of £270. 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 22 Year Old The Gulls changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls is down 24% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 29.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls?

Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls 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 £470 (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 22 Year Old The Gulls a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 22 Year Old The Gulls has moved down 24%, with a current median hammer price of £470. The bottle has been observed at auction across 32 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 22 Year Old The Gulls?

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 £380, 24-month median £470 — 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 22 Year Old The Gulls that hammers at £380 would cost the buyer approximately £479 all-in including buyer's premium.

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