BOWMORE - 12 years - 40%
Bowmore Distillery is located on the island of Islay , Scotland . It was founded in 1779 by Islay merchant John Simson before passing to the Mutter family, a local family of German origin, who remained owners until 1925. Their many innovations included building their own steamship to bring barley and coal from the mainland and to deliver whisky to Glasgow. Since 1963, the distillery has been owned by Morrison Bowmore Distillers , who in 1994 were acquired by Suntory . The distillery site is home to the world's oldest whisky maturation warehouse, Vaults No. 1, which dates back to the distillery's inception. Bowmore is one of the few distilleries to malt its own Islay barley, although this only provides a small proportion of the quantity required, so malted barley is also imported from the continent.
This 12 year old was aged in ex-North American Bourbon American oak and Oloroso Sherry barrels .
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