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Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed

£280

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

22

Houses

2

Last sold

26 days ago

Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 23 years. Based on 22 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £290, with the most recent sale at £280. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £260 (low) to £390 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is £247–£313 12% around the latest sale).

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as loverstransformed, 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
Edition
Lovers Transformed
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£280

24-month median

£290

24-month high

£390

24-month low

£260

Estimated value · likely range

£247–£313 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

15 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

88% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£300

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions20£260£300
Whisky Hammer13£200£260
12.5%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£252£327£402Nov 23Sept 24Jul 25Mar 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2802
July 2026£2652
March 2026£2702
October 2025£2602
September 2025£3002
July 2025£2602
September 2024£3202
February 2024£3602
December 2023£3402
November 2023£3904

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed at auction?

Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed appeared in 15 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 88% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed at auction is £280. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £290, with a high of £390 and a low of £260. 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 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £260 to £390 (median £290).

Where can I sell Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed?

Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed 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 £290 (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 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed a good investment?

Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed has appeared in 22 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £290. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed?

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 £280, 24-month median £290 — 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 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed that hammers at £280 would cost the buyer approximately £353 all-in including buyer's premium.

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