Bowmore 1957 (54 Years Old)

Product of: United Kingdom

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Released September 2012 as “The oldest Bowmore and oldest Islay single malt ever released”, distilled in 1957 and bottled in 2011 after aging for 54 years in Bowmore’s No. 1 Vaults. The whisky spent 43 years in a second fill sherry cask before being moved into a second fill bourbon cask in 2000.

Only 12 bottles were made, each hand-blown with shapes reminiscent of waves and flecks of platinum. Adorning each bottle is a platinum neck collar, hand-engraved with the bottle number and spirit strength, and platinum stopper hand-crafted by Hamilton & Inches, Warrant Holder to the Queen. The bottle and accompanying glasses and water pitcher, also hand-blown by Nairn and Burns, are nestled in a presentation box created by acclaimed woodworker Peter Toaig, using hand-selected pieces of Scottish Oak.

Two of the bottles were auctioned and the other eight exclusively available to buy at the Bowmore Distillery in Islay for £100,000 (approx. $155,000).

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