Bowmore Singe Malt Scotch Whisky Islay Whisky Distillery.
Bowmore Distillery Film
A Short film split over three Pages about the distillers at the Bowmore Distillery.
Bowmore Scotch Whisky Distillery Style
Tasting Notes
Nose: Bonfire smoke and seaweed.
Palate: Medium to full bodied. Very smoky, complex peat, heather, and spices.
Finish: Long, salty and smoky.
Bowmore Distillery,
Bowmore,
Isle of Islay,
Argyllshire
PA43 7GS
Tel: +44 (0)1496 8104411
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Bowmore Scotch Whisky
Distillery Information
Founded in1779 by John Simpson.
Location Islay region Loch Indaal Bowmore
Water Source Laggen River
BowmoreScotch Whisky Distilling Equipment
Copper Domed Mash Tun
6 Oregon Pine Washbacks
4 Pot Stills
Matured in American Bourbon and Spanish Oloroso oak casks.
Other casks are used for finishing.
Bowmore Scotch Whisky Distillery History
Founded in 1779 by John Simpson and so has claim to being the oldest "legal" distillery on the island and the twelfth oldest distillery in Scotland John Simpson also managed the nearby, long gone, Tallant Distillery.
In 1852 Bowmore was acquired by W & J Mutters whom expanded the distillery premises increasing the warehousing and kilns
When the journalist and author Alfred Barnard visited Bowmore during the 1880’s it was the second most productive distillery in Islay after Ardbeg. There were 12 legal distilleries that existed on the island at that time.
Bowmore was sold in 1890 to a group of London businessmen who formed the company Bowmore Distillery Limited.
During 1925 the distillery became Sherrif’s Bowmore Distillery. with periods of closure during the 1930s and the forced closure during the Second World war the distillery was taken over by William Grigor & Sons Ltd in 1950.
Stanley P. Morrison bought the distillery in 1963. He made several upgrades to the site and also restored the mash tun, which still is in use today.
In the middle of the 1960’s Jim McEvan joined the Bowmore staff, becoming the Distillery Manager in 1984 and was credited as the main contributor to the distillery’s successes during 1980’s and 1990’s. Ian McPherson inherited this title in 2000 when Jim McEvan left to manage the neighbour distillery Bruichladdich Distillery
In 1994 Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd became part of Suntory of Japan.
Bowmore Scotch Whisky Distillery Discription
Located on the east shore of Loch Indaal facing Bruichladdich across the bay the distillery is kept in immaculate condition by its owners Morrison Bowmore (Suntory)
Bowmore is the largest town on Islay with approximately 1000 inhabitants. One of the distillery’s warehouses has been converted into a swimming pool and is heated by secondary heat from the distillery; this has resulted in the distillery being awarded several environmental prizes.
The Bowmore distillery still operating its own floor maltings where the peat is crumbled before its fired to give more smoke than heat. The malt is also "peated" for a shorter period than the more heavy Islay whiskies.
Bowmore is a complex dram with slight smoke and is sweetly aromatic this positions the Bowmore whisky, taste wise, nicely between the gentler Bunnahabhain In the north and the South shore distilleries of Ardbeg Lagavulin and Laphroaig.
Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottlings
Bowmore Legend
Bowmore Cask Strength
Bowmore 12 years Old
Bowmore 15 Years Old
Bowmore 18 Years Old
Bowmore 25 Years Old
Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Travel Retail Distillery Bottlings
Bowmore Enigma (Available via Bowmore travel retail)
Bowmore Surf (Available via Bowmore travel retail)
Bowmore 15 Years Old Mariner (Available via Bowmore travel retail)
Bowmore 17 Year Old (Available via Bowmore travel retail)
Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky Older Distillery Bottlings
Bowmore Dawn
Bowmore Darkest
Bowmore Maltman's Selection
Bowmore 15 Years Old Darkest
Bowmore 15 Years Old Legend
Bowmore 21 Year Old
Bowmore 25 Year Old Ceramic
Bowmore 30 Years Old
Bowmore 30 Year Old Ceramic
Bowmore 40 Year Old
Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky Independent Bottlings
A.D Rattray
Alchemist
Berry's Own
Blackadder,
Box (Sweden)
Cadenhead's,
Coopers Choice,
Creative Whisky Company
Dewar Rattray
Dun Bheagan,
Duncan Taylor "Collection" also "Cask Strength"
Golden Cask.
Hart Brothers,
Kingsbury (Japanese Imports System)
Murray McDavid,
Norse Cask (Denmark)
Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing),
Old Masters
Peerless, (Duncan Taylor)
Premier (Douglas Laing),
Provenance (Douglas Laing),
Scotts Selection
SMWS,
Signatory,
Whisky Doris (Germany
Whisky Fair (Germany)
Whisky Galore (Duncan Taylor)
Bowmore Single Malt Whisky Recent Awards
At the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Bowmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch won the Double Gold
Bowmore 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, 1992, Bordeaux Cask Matured Gold
Bowmore Legend received Silver
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