Beam-Suntory-owned Ardray – a blended Scotch whisky – has officially arrived on USA shores after previously only being available in London and Shanghai. Ardray blended Scotch whisky is a blend of whiskies from Beam-Suntory-owned distilleries including Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Glen Garioch and Laphroaig combined with Edrington-owned brands Glenrothes, Highland Park, The Macallan and others and […]
Islay distillery Bowmore has added a pair of limited edition Scotch whiskies – a 29-year-old and a 33-year-old – to their Timeless Series. Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old was matured in both sherry-seasoned European oak casks along with ex-bourbon American oak barrels filled in 1991 and 1992, bottled at a cask strength of 53.7% alcohol […]
Bowmore is celebrating the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Rabbit [depicted on the label] – with the release of an 18-year-old whisky. Bowmore 18-year-old Lunar New Year Limited Edition has been matured in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to […]
A trio of Bowmore whiskies – including a bottle of Bowmore 35 Years Old – were recently auctioned off at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Whisky et Spiritueux d’Exception sale in Paris [held in December 2022]. The Bowmore 35 Years Old was originally offered for between $16,900-$21,130 but wound up with a winning bid of […]
Bowmore has released a 22-year-old single malt – the second whisky of their collaboration with Aston Martin in the Master’s Selection series. Bowmore Master’s Selection Edition 2 22-year-old single malt was matured in both American oak hogsheads and sherry butts, bottled at 51.5% alcohol by volume [103 proof] and is said to contain notes of […]
Aston Martin and Islay-based distillery, Bowmore, have collaborated to produce a 52-year-old single malt – called Bowmore ARC-52 – in a limited edition ‘futuristic vessel’. Bowmore ARC-52 has matured for 52 years in a pair of casks – 50% in American Oak Hogshead and 50% in a European Oak Butt – and is said to […]
Islay distillery Bowmore has released a limited edition 1969 single malt – the fourth and final whisky in their Vaults Series. Bowmore 1969 was matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and is said to contain notes of almond, apple, citrus, coconut, honey, lemon and vanilla. Now the bad news….only 339 bottles of Bowmore […]
Islay distillery Bowmore continues their collaboration with British automaker Aston Martin with the release of a 21-year-old single malt whisky called Bowmore Masters’ Selection [the result of a collaboration between Bowmore master whisky blender Ron Welsh and Aston Martin executive vice president and chief creative officer Marek Reichman]. Bowmore Masters’ Selection Aston Martin is a […]