Bowmore 12 Year Old 22 Special Air Service Regiment 70cl / 40%

A litre bottle of Bowmore 12 Year Old, specially engraved for 22 Special Air Service Regiment by specialbottleservice.co.uk.

The back is engraved with a passage from James Elroy Flecker's 'Hassan: The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand'. This verse is also inscribed on the clock tower of the barracks of the British Army's 22 Special Air Service regiment.

Bowmore started distilling in 1779, though there is no evidence of whisky production until John Simpson was granted a licence to distil in 1816. The distillery passed through several hands, and even supplied a cask to Windsor Castle, before it was purchased by perhaps its most famous owner, Stanley P Morrison, in 1963. Bowmore maintains its own floor maltings which supply 40% of its barley, and is known for its medium-peated character. The whisky is left to mature in the No.1 Vaults, which is said to inhabit a unique microclimate, perfect for long periods of maturation.

This Bowmore 12 Year Old sold at our online auction for £80