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SMWS 3.359: Bowmore

“Jelly in a limestone sauna” · Past release, no longer on sale
Jelly in a limestone sauna - SMWS 3.359Sold outDec 2025
3.359

Jelly in a limestone sauna

SMWS regionIslay
Age21 years
ABV56%
Cask1st Fill Ex-Px Barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 3
DistilleryBowmore
RegionIslay

In short · Bowmore (Islay), 21 years.

“Our Whisky Wonders are a selection of member-favourite distilleries, rare drops and legacy sips.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 3.359 is a single cask of Bowmore, in the Islay region, 21 years old, bottled at 56%, released in the Dec 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 3.x is from Bowmore.

How the price compares
At £225, this 21-year-old cost more than 4 of the 7 Bowmore bottlings aged 19–22 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £179.50 to £240, with a median of £199.
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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