Bowmore bottles 50-year-old whisky
Islay distillery Bowmore has unveiled the final whisky in its Vaults Series: an 'ultra rare' single malt from 1969 priced at US$42,000.
With just 339 bottles available globally, Bowmore 1969 was matured in American oak ex-Bourbon barrels and hogsheads. It offers notes of citrus fruits, honey, vanilla and apple pie on the nose, with almonds, lemon, crème caramel, coconut and peat smoke on the palate – though the producer said the single malt's flavour profile is 'almost undefinable'. The 50-year old bottling is now available to buy at London Heathrow Airport, and will debut in Amsterdam Schipol Airport, Frankfurt Airport, Istanbul Airport and more in the months ahead. It joins expressions from 1965, 1966 and 1964 in the whisky maker's Vaults collection. “The 1960s are truly the defining decade for Bowmore distillery and rightfully these incredible whiskies have become amongst the most admired and revered single malts we’ve ever produced," said David Turner, distillery manager. "The depth of character in this 50-year-old whisky is mind blowing and anyone lucky enough to try this will be tasting an exceptionally scarce part of the Bowmore legacy.”
