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Bowmore Islay Malt Whisky
Article Posted: Wednesday August 8th
Article last updated on: Wednesday August 8th
THE WHISKIES BOWMORE ISLAY Bowmore Distillery, one of the oldest in Scotland has stood on the shores of Loch Indaal, on the Hebridean Island of Islay, since 1779. Its close proximity to the sea is vital in determining the final character of Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, as is the strict adherence to the traditional production methods handed down to Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd in 1963, by its four previous owners. Bowmore Distillery is one of an ever decreasing handful of distilleries to produce its own floor malted barley. The barley is still laboriously hand turned, by the Maltman, using the traditional wooden malt shovel. Exactly as his father, grandfather and great grandfather did in the past. Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is produced using water from the Laggan River. Having spent 2000 years percolating through the rock in the hills above, the river gathers the flavours of the rich Islay Peat, the same Peat that fires the Malt drying kiln. The famous Bowmore Vaults are where Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky spends nearly all of its life. For many decades it rests quietly in the damp cellars below sea level. The Spanish and American Oak Casks impart rich and mellow flavours to the maturing whisky. Peat, water, wood, people and tradition accumulate to create the subtle, warm and smoky character of Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. AWARDS OF DISTINCTION 1996 QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT
1997 QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT
1998 QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION
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