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Bowmore750ml

Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl

£1,600
27.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

53

Houses

2

Last sold

25 days ago

Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore. Based on 53 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,000, with the most recent sale at £1,600. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £940 (low) to £3,100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl is £1,340–£1,860 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl is down 27.3%, with a 6-month trend of +14.3% (up). 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 Bicentenary 75cl is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as bicentenary, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Edition
Bicentenary
Bottle size
750ml

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Latest sale

£1,600

24-month median

£2,000

24-month high

£3,100

24-month low

£940

Estimated value · likely range

£1,340–£1,860 ±16%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

100% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£2,000

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 Auctions43£1,600£2,000
Whisky Hammer4£1,975£1,988
14.3%vs 6 months ago
27.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£912£2,052£3,193Apr 15May 18Nov 19Nov 21Aug 24Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1,6001
April 2026£1,9751
February 2026£1,9002
October 2025£1,4002
October 2024£2,0002
September 2024£1,9251
August 2024£1,4002
July 2024£2,0001
June 2024£2,0002
November 2023£2,0251
November 2021£2,6002
February 2021£1,6002

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl at auction?

Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 100% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 14% 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 Bicentenary 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl at auction is £1,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,000, with a high of £3,100 and a low of £940. 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 Bicentenary 75cl changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl is down 27.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 14.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl?

Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl 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 £2,000 (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 Bicentenary 75cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore Bicentenary 75cl has moved down 27.3%, with a current median hammer price of £2,000. The bottle has been observed at auction across 53 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 Bicentenary 75cl?

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 £1,600, 24-month median £2,000 — 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 Bicentenary 75cl that hammers at £1,600 would cost the buyer approximately £2,016 all-in including buyer's premium.

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