Bowmore 18 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch [700ML]

Bowmore is Islay’s oldest distillery, receiving its legal distillery license in 1779. A Bowmore tradition that has been passed down from master distiller to master distiller is to use just three ingredients to make Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. The three ingredients are barley, yeast and water. The barley grown and malted on the island, yeast cultivated and water flowing from the River Laggan along with the unique character of Islay all come together to produce the Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. One of only a handful of distilleries that still does floor maltings of their barley.

Islay distilleries including Bowmore are known for their distinctive peaty whiskies but what exactly is peat. Peat is an organic fuel made from compressed layers of organic material such as grass, heather and moss, and formed over thousands of years. Commonly found in bogs across Islay and many other islands around Scotland.

Bowmore 18 Years is an Islay single malt scotch whisky that was released in 2007 to replace the Bowmore 17 Years. Aged in a combination of 15 years in ex-bourbon casks and the final three years in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. It is bottled at 43% ABV. Now is the time to try Bowmore 18 Year Old, which reflects the best of the distillery’s output from around the new millennium.

TO THE EYES

Mellow mahagony.

TO THE NOSE

Creamy caramel toffee, with ripe fruit and smoky aromas.

TO THE PALATE

Incredibly complex, with beautiful soft fruit and chocolate balanced with a light smokiness.

TO THE END

The long and wonderfully balanced finish.