Bowmore 18 Year, a Whisky Foundation Exclusive! Distilled in 1997 at Bowmore Distillery on Islay then matured in a rum cask for 18 years. This independent release by Kingsbury was bottled at cask strength 58.60% in 2016. The single cask bottling from #800321 is non-chill filtered with no added coloring. Only 188 bottles produced.
About Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore is one of those names that everybody vaguely familiar with whisky will recognize, no wonder as it has a long and rich history being the first distillery on Islay to obtain legal status back in 1779.
This Islay distillery sits on the shore of Loch Indaal in the centre of the town of Bowmore from which the distillery takes its name .Bowmore is also distinguished for producing the oldest ever Islay malt, being a 1957 malt bottled at 54 years old in a crystal decanter with a price tag of around the $125,000 mark.
About Kingsbury
Kingsbury is an Aberdeen-based independent bottler. Founded in 1989 with offices in London it focuses on offering single malt whiskies from highly regarded distilleries across Scotland. Each of the single cask offerings comes from a hand selected cask that has been vetting for quality.
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