Regular Bottling:
The bowmore range was changed in 2007.
Bowmore 12 YO, 40%
Bowmore Enigma 12 YO, 40%
Bowmore 15 YO Darkest (sherry finished), 40%
Bowmore 1990 Oloroso, 53.8%
Bowmore 18 YO, 43% (replacing the 17 YO version)
Bowmore 25 YO, 43% (replacing the 21 YO version)
Bowmore is also releasing some vintage editions, such as the Bowmore 1968 43.4% or the Bowmore Seadragon 30 YO edition 2006 43%. Bowmore are medium peated whiskyies, but the spirit distilled in 1968 was unpeated. The most famous limited edition of Bowmore is the Black Bowmore. The Black Bowmore were very dark coloured sherried Bowmore bottled in 1993 (2000 bottles, 29 YO), in 1994 (2000 b., 30 YO) and in 1995 (1812 b., 31 YO). Initally sold for about £125, it it now sold for £1500 when you can find it.
Contributed to the following blends: "Rob Roy", "Black bottle", "Islay Legend".
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| The pre-2007 Classic range of Bowmore |
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| The Bomwmore ceramic range (started in the beginning 1990s) |
History of Bowmore
The distillery was built in 1779 and started operating the same year. The founder was David Simson (also spelled Simpson). In 1816 the proprietor of the distillery was John Simpson. Between 1825 and 1826 John Johnston is the owner and for the period of 1826-1837 John Simpson. Two merchants from Glasgow, William and James Mutter bought the distillery in 1837. The distillery remained under their name from 1852 until 1890 when the family firm went out of business. Over the following years, the distillery changed several times of owner and was put up for sale in 1922. In 1892, the name of Joseph Robert Holmes of Bowmore Distillery Co. is recorded. The distillery is purchased in 1925 by Sheriff’s Bowmore Distillery Ltd, which was acquired in 1950 by William Grigor and Sons Ltd of Inverness. The distillery was closed between 1939 and 1945 and was taken by the Coastal command.In 1963, Stanley P. Morrison Ltd acquired the distillery and the name of the company changed to Morrison Bowmore Distillers in 1987. Since 1994, Morrison Bowmore is property of the Japanese company Suntory Co.
At the start of the millennium, Bowmore has changed its cask policy and it is now using exclusively first fill casks.
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| The traditionnal floor malting of Bowmore in operation. | Some of the washbacks |
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| The four tradionnal copper stills | and finally some of the most prestigious and oldest casks of Bowmore (some from 1958). |
Source: www.bowmore.co.uk, Distillery Visit, The Scotch Whisky Book by Tom Bruce-Gardyne, The Making of Scotch whisky by John R. Hume & Michael S. Moss and The Scotch Whisky Distilleries by Misako Udo.
www.whisky-news.com©22 Feb. 2007
| Official/Original bottlings (OB) | |
| Age | |
| Bowmore 7 YO Feis Ile 2007, OB, 57.1% | Rating: 17/20  |
| Bowmore 10 YO Tempest Batch 1 , OB, 55.3%, B:2009 | Rating: 15/20 |
| Bowmore 10 YO Tempest Batch 2, OB, 56% B: 2010 | Rating: 15/20 |
| Bowmore 10 YO Tempest Batch 3, OB, 55.6%, B: 2011 | Rating: 14/20  |
| Bowmore 12 YO "Dumpy", OB, 43%, B: 1980s | Rating: 19/20  |
| Bowmore 15 YO Darkest, OB, B: 2007, 43% | Rating: 14/20 |
| Bowmore 15 YO Laimrig Feis Ile 2011, OB, 54.4%, B: 2011. 500 b. | Rating: 16/20 |
| Bowmore 18 YO, OB, B: 2007, 43% | Rating: 12/20 |
| Bowmore 25 YO, OB, 43%, B: 2005 | Rating: 15/20 |
| Bowmore 25 YO Ceramic decanter "sea gulls", OB, 43% | Rating: 14/20 |
| Vintages | |
| Bowmore 1964 Bourbon, 38 YO, OB, 43.2%, 300 b | Rating: 18/20 |
| Bowmore White 1964, 43 YO, OB, 42.8%, B: 2008 | Rating: 19/20 |
| Bowmore Gold 1964, 44 YO, OB, 42.4% | Rating: 19/20 |
| Bowmore 1972 for Globus, 35 YO, OB, B: 2007 | Rating: 18/20 |
| Bowmore 1989 Bourbon, 16 YO, OB, 51.8% | Rating: 17/20 |
| Bowmore 1991 Port Matured, 16 YO, OB, 53.1% | Rating: 16/20 |
| Bowmore 1992 Wine Cask Matured, 16 YO, OB, 53.5%, B: 2008 | Rating: 08/20  |
| Unspecified | |
| Bowmist (Sheriff), 70 Proof, OB | Rating: 16/20 |
| Bowmore Bicentenary, OB, 43%, B: 1979. | Rating: 17/20 |
| Bomwore Legend, OB, 40%, B: 2006 | Rating: 10/20 |
| Independent bottlings (IB) and "anonymous Bowmore ?" | |
| Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) | |
| Bowmore 1994 for LMDW, BBR, 56.2%, B: 2009, cask 1686 | Rating: 09/20 |
| Bowmore 1996, 10 YO, BBR, B: 2006, 46%, casks 26018/9 | Rating: 08/20 |
| Dewar Rattray | |
| Bowmore 1991, 15 YO, Dewar Rattray, 56.5%, B: 2006, cask 2053, 433 bottles | Rating: 18/20 |
| Douglas Laing | |
| Bowmore OMC 1983, 25 YO, Douglas Laing, 50%, B: 2008, 259 bottles, Ref 4189 | Rating: 10/20 |
| Duncan Taylor | |
| Bowmore 1966, 36 YO, D.Taylor, 43.26%, B:2002, c. 3306, 201 b. | Rating: 18/20 |
| Bowmore 1969, 32 YO, D. Taylor, 41.2%, B: 2002, c 6087, 234 b. | Rating: 17/20 |
| Bowmore 1998 NC2, 10 YO, Duncan Taylor, 46%, B: 2008. | Rating: 13/20 |
| Hart Brothers | |
| Bowmore 1965, Hart Brothers, 43%, B: 1998 | Rating: 17/20 |
| Jack Wiebers | |
| Bowmore 11 YO European Oak Old train line, JWWW, 52.9%, D: 1996, B: 2007 | Rating: 17/20 |
| Kingsbury | |
| Bowmore 1973, 25 YO, Kingsbury's, 46%. c. 3172. | Rating: 19/20 |
| Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) | |
| Bowmore 3.118, 15 YO, SMWS, 1988 B: 2005, 55.6%, 299 b. | Rating: 08/20 |
| Bowmore 3.128, 10 YO, SMWS, 57.7%, D: 1997, B: 2007 | Rating: 13/20 |
| Bomwore 3.132, 10 YO, SWMS, 59.6%, D:1997 B:2007 | Rating: 12/20 |
| Bomwore 3.134, 7 YO, SMWS, 59.5%, B:2008, 268 b. | Rating: 12/20 |
| Bomwore 3.135, 7 YO, SMWS, 58%, D: 2000, B:2008, 256 b. | Rating: 09/20 |
| Signatory | |
| Bowmore 1968, 31 YO, Signatory, 44%, B: 1999, c 3820 252b | Rating: 19/20 |
| Bowmore WoW 1970, 35 YO, 52.1%, Signatory, B:2006 | Rating: 19/20 |
| Bowmore 1972 Prestonfield for LMDW, 36 YO, Signatory, B: 2008 | Rating: 16/20 |
| Bowmore 1972 WoW, 36 YO, Signatory, 44.6%, B: 2009 | Rating: 18/20 |
| Islay (Bowmore) Prestontfield 1990, Signatory, 50.4%, B:2010 | Rating: 14/20 |
| Bowmore 1998 for LMDW, Signatory, 46%, B: 2010, c. 800191, 756 b. | Rating: 14/20 |
| Strathblair | |
| Bowmore 1993, 9 YO, Strathblair Collection, 44% | Rating: 15/20 |
| Whiskies of Scotland | |
| Bowmore 8 YO, Whiskies of Scotland. 46.2%, B: 2011 | Rating: 15/20 |
| The Whisky Agency (TWA) | |
| Bowmore 1993 The Perfect Dram, 16 YO, TWA, 53.8%, B: 2010. 222 b. | Rating: 15/20 |
| The Whisky Exchange & Speciality Drinks | |
| Bowmore 1993 The Whisky Show, 18 YO, TWE, 61.6%, B: 2011, 195 b. | Rating: 16/20 |
| The Whisky Fair | |
| Bowmore 1989 Joint bottling with Tokyo 3-rivers, 20 YO, The Whisky Fair, 51%, B: 2010. | Rating: 14/20 |