SMWS 3.330: Bowmore
“Sherlock Holmes in ‘The Lost world’” · Past release, no longer on sale
Sold outJan 20223.330
Sherlock Holmes in ‘The Lost world’
SMWS regionIslay
Age17 years
ABV57.4%
Outturn184 bottles
CaskRefill ex-Guyanese rum barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 3
RegionIslay
In short · Bowmore (Islay), 17 years.
“Limited to 1 bottle per member We paddled a day on the Demerara which cuts a silvery path across the lush green landscape as we sat by the riverside in late evening…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 3.330 is a single cask of Bowmore, in the Islay region, 17 years old, bottled at 57.4%, released in the Jan 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 3.x is from Bowmore.
How the price compares
At
£124, this 17-year-old cost more than 13 of the 16 Bowmore bottlings aged 16–19 released 2021–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £115 to £179.50, with a median of £122.
£115£179.50
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
About Bowmore
On the shore of Loch Indaal, in Islay's whitewashed little capital, Bowmore has turned barley into spirit since 1779, the island's oldest recorded distillery. Descend into its No.1 Vaults, a legendary warehouse dug below the tideline, and you can hear the sea working against the walls where the casks sleep. The whisky is a study in balance: a gentle coil of Islay smoke laid over a deep, exotic sweetness that in older bottlings blooms into mango and passion fruit. Owned by Beam Suntory.
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