Bowmore 15 Year Old Feis Ile Collection 2018 70cl / 52.5%

A bottle of Bowmore 15 Year Old released for Feis Ile 2018. This was matured in first fill oloroso sherry casks and was only available from the distillery.

This is bottle number 1490 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 15 Year Old sold at our online auction for £130