Sold outJun 2024In short · Bowmore (Islay), 20 years.
“In the shade of the pier a heather honey-glazed lobster sizzled on the barbecue.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 3.351 is a single cask of Bowmore, in the Islay region, 20 years old, bottled at 56.7%, released in the Jun 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 3.x is from Bowmore.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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.