Aged in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks. It's the final maturation of three years in Oloroso sherry casks that gives Bowmore Fifteen its intense colour, a well-balanced taste and a soft warming finish. Matured in the renowned No.1 Vaults - the oldest maturation warehouse in Scotland
Tasting notes
Dark amber with copper hues.
Sweet chocolate, sun dried fruits and hints of peat, typical from Islay.
Round with rich notes of chocolate, toffee and cedarwood followed by a sweet smoky taste
Full bodied and complex
Dating back to 1779, Bowmore is the oldest surviving distillery on the Scottish island of Islay and home to the world’s oldest Scotch maturation warehouses, the No. 1 Vaults.Islay malts are renowned for their distinctive smokiness. At Bowmore, the malt is carefully smoked in a peat-fired kiln, according to time-honoured skills acquired over two centuries. Bowmore one of the rare distilleries which still produces its own floor malted barley, hand-turned by a traditional wooden malt shovel and hand-drawn machinery. Today the distillery is owned by Suntory and continues producing whiskies of excellent quality
91 points Whisky Bible 2018 - Gold award - International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 - Double Gold award - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017 - Gold award - International Spirits Challenge