SMWS 3.139 Treacle And Iodine Bowmore 1998 70cl / 56.5%

A 1998 vintage whisky from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This whisky was distilled at Bowmore distillery in February 1998, matured for 10 years, and bottled in April 2008. This was imported to the Italian market by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Italy.

This is subtitled: Treacle and Iodine.

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 SMWS 3.139 Treacle And Iodine sold at our online auction for £180