Bowmore distillery ( , ) is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides.

The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland. It is said to have been established in 1779 and is the oldest running distillery on Islay.

The distillery was closed in 1915 until it was bought from the Mutter family in 1925 by J.B. Sheriff & Co. and remained under their ownership until being purchased by Inverness-based William Grigor & Son, Ltd. in 1950. Morrison Bowmore also own the Auchentoshan and Glen Garioch distilleries and produce the McClelland's Single Malt range of bottlings.

Production

Bowmore Distillery sources as much barley as possible from on the island of Islay, but there are insufficient quantities produced to satisfy the distillery's demand, so barley is also imported from the mainland. The distillery retains a traditional floor malting, but this also lacks sufficient capacity; the barley imported from the mainland is normally already malted.

The waste heat from the distillation process goes to heat a nearby public swimming pool that was built in one of the distillery's former warehouses.

Morrison Bowmore bottles all whisky produced at Bowmore Distillery and their other distilleries at a facility in Springburn, Glasgow.

Products

Standard Range

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  • Bowmore No. 1
  • Bowmore Legend (discontinued)
  • Bowmore Small Batch (discontinued)
  • Bowmore 12 Year Old
  • Bowmore 15 Year Old Darkest
  • Bowmore 18 Year Old
  • Bowmore 25 Year Old

Limited Edition

  • Bowmore 18 Year Manzanilla Cask
  • Bowmore 19 Year French Oak Barrique (exclusive to Amazon)
  • Bowmore 26 Year French Oak Barrique
  • Bowmore 1964
  • Bowmore Vault Edition Atlantic Sea Salt
  • Bowmore Mizunara Cask
  • Bowmore 1957
  • Bowmore The 50 Year Old
  • Bowmore Arc-52, 52 Years Old (together with Aston Martin)

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