Bowmore 2003 13 Year Old Bottled 2016 - Cadenhead's 70cl / 56.7%

A bottle of Bowmore 13 Year Old Islay single malt. This was distilled in 2003, partially matured in a refill Burgundy wine cask (since October 2011), and bottled at cask strength by Cadenhead's in November 2016.

This is one of 276 bottles.

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 2003 13 Year Old sold at our online auction for £60