· The Island Malts
Situated on the shores of loch indaal lies the village of Bowmore located in the center of the island Islay. Known as the capital of the island, Bowmore is home to one of the great malt distilleries. It is thought that development of the distillery began just as the village itself began to take shape, in 1768. This distillery is one of the first legal distilleries on the island.
Bowmore is produced using the pure waters from the nearby Laggan River - waters that have spent 2,000 years percolating through the ancient rock of the hills of Islay. As the river flows to Bowmore, it gathers the flavors of the rich Islay peat that then fires the malt-drying kiln.
These malts hold a complexity that differs from the southern malts due partly to the fact that the maturation warehouses are doused with four to five feet of water at high tide.
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the bowmore legend |
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The youngest of the line - 5 to 8 years, a little bit peppery yet smooth with a short finish. |
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the bowmore 12 year old |
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A much larger flavour, very rich in colour, a full body with plenty of smoke and peat. |
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the bowmore darkest islay malt |
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Aged 12 years in bourbon casks and finished a further 3 years in sherry casks, incredible. |
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the bowmore cask strength |
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Aged 15 years in bourbon casks this malt pours out at a powerful 56%. |
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the bowmore mariner 15 year old |
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Sweet & malty, not overwhelming peat, very smooth finish. |
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the bowmore 17 year old |
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A big malt, peaty, salty & sweet with a long bowmore finish. |
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the bowmore 22 year old |
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Rich in colour, smokey, full-bodied and very, very smooth, it melts in your mouth. This rare bottling has been out of production for many years. |
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