Bowmore Vault Edition First Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 18 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £53, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £70 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore Vault Edition First Release is £45–£55 (±10% around the latest sale).
Year-on-year, Bowmore Vault Edition First Release is down 9.1%, with a 6-month trend of -9.1% (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.
Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore Vault Edition First Release is a no-age-statement bottling.
Named / limited release
Released as firstvault, 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.
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Latest sale
£50
24-month median
£53
24-month high
£70
24-month low
£40
Estimated value · likely range
£45–£55 ±10%
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 at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer
Cross-house median
£55
Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.
| Auction house | Price points | Latest hammer | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Whisky Auctions | 188 | £60 | £55 |
| Whisky Hammer | 19 | £50 | £50 |
| Month | Median | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | £50 | 1 |
| April 2026 | £50 | 2 |
| November 2025 | £48 | 1 |
| May 2025 | £70 | 1 |
| April 2025 | £48 | 1 |
| October 2024 | £50 | 1 |
| July 2024 | £55 | 1 |
| March 2024 | £55 | 1 |
| February 2024 | £68 | 1 |
| January 2024 | £65 | 1 |
| June 2023 | £50 | 1 |
| November 2022 | £47 | 1 |
The latest hammer price for Bowmore Vault Edition First Release at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £53, with a high of £70 and a low of £40. 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.
Bowmore Vault Edition First Release is down 9.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 9.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.
Bowmore Vault Edition First Release 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 £53 (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%.
Over the past 12 months Bowmore Vault Edition First Release has moved down 9.1%, with a current median hammer price of £53. 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.
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 £50, 24-month median £53 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding 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 Vault Edition First Release that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.
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