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Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1

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Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore aged 25 years. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £450, with the most recent sale at £410. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £370 (low) to £680 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 is £346–£474 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 is down 25.5%, with a 6-month trend of -8.9% (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 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as anthologydistillerseq1, 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
25 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
anthologydistillerseq1
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£410

24-month median

£450

24-month high

£680

24-month low

£370

Estimated value · likely range

£346–£474 ±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.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£435

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 Auctions57£440£430
Whisky Hammer19£410£450
8.9%vs 6 months ago
25.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£4102
February 2026£3902
August 2025£4001
June 2025£4101
February 2025£3701
January 2025£5201
July 2024£4501
June 2024£4601
April 2024£4301
March 2024£4501
February 2024£4701
December 2023£4501

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 at auction is £410. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £450, with a high of £680 and a low of £370. 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 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 is down 25.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 8.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1?

Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 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 £450 (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 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 has moved down 25.5%, with a current median hammer price of £450. The bottle has been observed at auction across 19 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 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1?

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 £410, 24-month median £450 — 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 1996 25 Year Old The Distiller’s Anthology No1 that hammers at £410 would cost the buyer approximately £517 all-in including buyer's premium.

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