Bottle Information
Bottler: Douglas Laing & Co.
Cask: #10448
Cask Type: refill hogshead
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Bowmore 16 Year Old 1998 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #10448 bottled September 2014 by Douglas Laing for the Old Particular range.
Bowmore
Bowmore Distillery was established on the Isle of Islay off the west coast of Scotland by John Simpson in 1779. Situated in Bowmore by the shore of Loch Indaal it is the oldest working distillery on Islay and one of the oldest malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Bowmore Distillery continues to produce a proportion of its malted barley on its own traditional malting floors and malt kilns. Visitors are welcomed in the Bowmore visitor centre where distillery tours are available in addition to Bowmore Distillery cottages to rent. Bowmore Distillery is a participant in Feis Isle, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music.
Nose: Opens with a fruity & spicy quality, developing to salty liquorice & burnt caramel.
Palate: Mouthcoatingly spiced – sweetly smoked + tobacco + salted butterscotch.
Finish: Long – carrying a burnt cedar wood character – with lingering cigar ashes.
Palate: Mouthcoatingly spiced – sweetly smoked + tobacco + salted butterscotch.
Finish: Long – carrying a burnt cedar wood character – with lingering cigar ashes.
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Bowmore
Bowmore Distillery, founded by David Simpson in 1779 on the shores of Loch Indaal on the Isle of Islay, is recognized as one of the oldest working distilleries on Islay and among the earliest malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Renowned for its dedication to traditional production methods, Bowmore still malts a portion of its barley on heritage malting floors and uses its own malt kilns—a practice that contributes to its distinct Islay single malt character. Actively participating in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music, Bowmore offers special bottlings during this vibrant celebration, further cementing its reputation among whisky enthusiasts. Popular official releases include the Bowmore 12 Year Old, 15 Year Old, and 25 Year Old, each showcasing the distillery’s hallmark fusion of peat smoke and maritime influence that has made Bowmore an essential name in Scotch whisky history.
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