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Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed

£200
67.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 15 lots a year

Auction lots

13

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 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £260, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £200 (low) to £620 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is £154–£246 23% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is down 67.7%, with a 6-month trend of -20% (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 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

£200

24-month median

£260

24-month high

£620

24-month low

£200

Estimated value · likely range

£154–£246 ±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

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
20%vs 6 months ago
67.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£194£416£639Nov 23Mar 24Oct 24Feb 25Sept 25Jan 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£2001
February 2026£2001
January 2026£2551
November 2025£2301
September 2025£2301
March 2025£2601
February 2025£2501
November 2024£3501
October 2024£3301
July 2024£3901
March 2024£3101
December 2023£4201

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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 £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £260, with a high of £620 and a low of £200. 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?

Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed is down 67.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 20%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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 £260 (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?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 23 Year Old Lovers Transformed has moved down 67.7%, with a current median hammer price of £260. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 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 £200, 24-month median £260 — 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 £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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