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SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017

£230
▲ 17.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

20

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 20 years. Based on 20 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £230. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £470 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 is £189–£271 (±18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 is up 17.9%, with a 6-month trend of -28.1% (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 SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old, distilled in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2017), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017, 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
SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017
Age
20 years
Vintage
2017
Edition
SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£230

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£470

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£189–£271 ±18%

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

0 lots

Last seen

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 28.1%vs 6 months ago
▲ 17.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£305£484Jul 17Dec 18Nov 19Sept 20Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£2301
July 2022£3601
November 2020£2201
September 2020£2301
July 2020£2601
June 2020£2801
November 2019£3201
March 2019£2201
January 2019£1901
December 2018£1301
April 2018£2052
March 2018£2101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 at auction?

SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017?

The latest hammer price for SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 at auction is £230. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £470 and a low of £130. 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 SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 changed in value over the past year?

SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 is up 17.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 28.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017?

SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 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 £220 (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 SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 has moved up 17.9%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 20 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 SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017?

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 £230, 24-month median £220 — 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 SMWS 3.299 Bowmore 20 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 that hammers at £230 would cost the buyer approximately £290 all-in including buyer's premium.

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