Bowmore 1999 Warehousemen's Selection 17 Year Old 70cl / 51.3%

A bottle of Bowmore Warehousemen's Selection, the final release in the Craftsmen's Collection. This bottling was drawn from bourbon, sherry, and wine casks filled in 1999, selected for their individual character and married together to produce this 17 year old single malt.

This is bottle number 2359 of 3000.

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 1999 Warehousemen's Selection sold at our online auction for £125