Bowmore Offers 1995 And 1997 – But Only In Frankfurt And Istanbul [Not Constantinople]
Why did Constantinople get the works? That’s nobody’s business but the Turks…as the old “Istanbul [Not Constantinople]” song lyric goes, however, in this case, Istanbul [along with Frankfurt, Germany] is getting Bowmore’s new limited edition single malt whiskies, Bowmore 1995 and Bowmore 1997 – Bowmore 1995 to Istanbul and Bowmore 1997 to Frankfurt.
Bowmore 1995 and 1997 have both been matured in first-fill bourbon hogshead casks with Bowmore 1997 then being bottled at 52.6% alcohol by volume [105.2 proof] and said to contain the unique notes of hazelnuts, seaweed and vanilla.
Only 236 bottles of Bowmore 1997 are being made available for $455 per 700ml bottle at the Frankfurt Airport beginning on November 21, 2020.
Meanwhile, the Bowmore 1995 was bottled at 53.3% alcohol by volume [106.6 proof] and is said to contain the even more unique notes of barbecued pork spare ribs, eucalyptus and seaweed.
Slightly fewer – only 234 bottles – of Bowmore 1995 are being made available for $590 per 700ml bottle at the Istanbul Airport beginning on November 28, 2020.