Bowmore 10 years old `Tempest`, Batch V, 55,9%. Bottled 2014

Batch five of Bowmores very popular Tempest series. A now discontinued series but is still readily available at most online auction houses . The confusing thing if you’re living in America is whilst this is ‘Tempest’ Batch V (6), in the US this is ‘Dorus Mor’ batch II (2). Click on ‘Tempest or Dorus Mor

Bowmore 30 years, 45,3%. Bottled 2020.

In October 2020 Bowmore announced the release of a 30 year old and not just as a once off. This is to be an annual release of a 30 year old. Distilled in 1989 and matured in bourbon barrels and sherry hogsheads, this 2020 bottling yielded only 2,580 bottles and was bottled at a cask

Bowmore 11 years old, 53,8%. Bottled for Feis Ile 2017

The feis Ile or the Islay festival of music and malt is somewhat of a whisky pilgrimage for peaty whisky enthusiasts. While the festival itself has its origins all the way back in 1984. The first mention of Feis Ile and whiskey was in the year 1990 the first whiskey tasting event took place. It

Bowmore ‘Virgin Oak matured’ ,55,7%. Bottled for Feis Ile 2016

The feis Ile or the Islay festival of music and malt is somewhat of a whisky pilgrimage for peaty whisky enthusiasts. While the festival itself has its origins all the way back in 1984. The first mention of Feis Ile and whiskey was in the year 1990 the first whiskey tasting event took place. It

Bowmore 25 years old, claret wine cask finished, 55,7%. Bottled for Feis Ile 2016

The feis Ile or the Islay festival of music and malt is somewhat of a whisky pilgrimage for whisky enthusiasts. While the festival itself has its origins all the way back to 1984. The first mention of Feis Ile and whisky was in the year 1990 the first whisky tasting event took place. It was

Bowmore 1981 Vintage, 49,6%. Bottled 2010

I was only 6 years old when this spirit was laid down in 1981 and I had turned 35 when it was bottled and released in 2010. This stunning single malt had spent 28 years in Bowmore’s iconic N°1 vaults. 28 years!! Matured in fine oak casks (bourbon hogsheads?) , non chill filtered and bottled

Bowmore 15 years old ‘Laimrig’ , 54,1%. Bottled 2014

Batch 4 turned out to be the final batch of this hugely popular series. Whilst the other releases in the series were individually number this final edition isn’t and I’m unable to find any information on the amount of bottles in this batch. Originally released exclusively for ‘The Whisky shop’ in the UK before being

Bowmore 10 years old ‘Tempest’ Batch VI, 54,9%. Bottled 2015

So the final batch of Bowmores very popular Tempest series. At the time no one knew this was it and that the series was to be discontinued, but that’s what happened and while there still is a lot of bottles of this final batch knocking around on a lot of European online (December 2020) ,

Bowmore ’Cask Strength` 56%. Bottled ca. 1997.

Whilst a cask strength Bowmore had been a part of the core range back in the 1990`s when this bottle was mest likely bottled, there is a huge demand for it’s return. The last time a higher ABV than 43% was a part of the Bowmore core range was the 100° proof which was discontinued

Bowmore 1984 vintage, 48,7%. Bottled 2013.

A 28 year old bourbon matured single cask bottled as a travel retail exclusive in 2013. Distilled on the 24th April 1984 and bottled on the 20th March 2013, bottled at cask strength at 48,7%, this single bourbon cask yielded only 500 bottles. The worlds largest ‘floating’ whisky fair is the Cinderella whisky fair aboard