Bowmore 12 Years Old

The heart and soul of Islay single malt Whisky

Islay is special. For centuries, all they had was the local barley, clear spring water, cut and dried peat to heat their homes, and the sea… always there was the sea.

If you take all that and wring it into a barrel, you get Bowmore… a Whisky spirit that clings to the memory of the barley, the peat, and the sea. The Bowmore Distillery is one of the oldest in all of Scotland. This storied distillery lies on the west coast of Islay, where the sea and native peat give rise to one of the most recognized smoky drams in the single-malt Whisky world.

Bowmore 12 Years Old has a place in many hearts as Islay's 'medium-peated' malt. A character with plenty of pepper, the current 12 Year Old bottling is a welcome return to the classic Bowmores of the 1960s and '70s, with the emphasis on tropical fruit and smoke.

Plenty of sea and smoke and spice to let you know that you are drinking an Islay single malt, but with an intentionally natural balance to let the natural fruits tickle the tastes buds as well.

Awards

A deserved runner-up in our Whisky of the Year 2014-15 blind tasting

Gold medal in 2018 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Gold medal in 2017 at the International Spirits Challenge

Silver medal in 2016 at the International Wine & Spirit Competition