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Bowmore distillery

Bowmore
Morrison Bowmore, Islay.jpg
Region: Islay
Owner Suntory
Founded 1779
Status Operational
Water source River Laggan, Islay
No. of stills 2 wash
2 spirit
Capacity 1,700,000 L
Bowmore
Age(s) Legend
12-year-old
15-year-old
18-year-old
25-year-old
Cask type(s) American Oak (86%)
Sherry (14%)

Coordinates: 55°45′25.7″N 6°17′23.44″W / 55.757139°N 6.2898444°W / 55.757139; -6.2898444

Bowmore (/bˈmɔːr/ BOH-mor) is a distillery that produces scotch whisky on the isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland and is said to have been established in 1779. The distillery is owned by Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd, a holding company owned by Japanese drinks company Suntory. Morrison Bowmore also own the Auchentoshan and Glen Garioch distilleries and produce the McClelland's Single Malt range of bottlings.

The Bowmore Distillery was established in 1779 by a local merchant, John P. Simson, before passing into the ownership of the Mutter family, a family of German descent. James Mutter, head of the family, also had farming interests and was Vice Consul representing the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, and Brazil through their Glasgow consulates. There are no records that pinpoint the date Mutter acquired the distillery from Simpson. Mutter would introduce a number of innovative processes to the distillery during his tenure and even had a small iron steam ship built to import barley and coal from the mainland and to export the whisky to Glasgow. A bottle of 1850 Bowmore Single Malt was sold at an auction in September 2007 for £29,400.


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