Bowmore 1991 Cadenhead's 10 Year Old 75cl / US Import
The Original Collection was launched by Wm. Cadenhead in the early 1990s, and was the natural successor to replace their famous "dumpy" bottlings. They were generally produced at 46% ABV or lower, but eventually their cask strength alternative, The Authentic Collection, was preferred as the flagship Cadenhead brand. It is now one of the most recognisable independent labels on the market, and these lower strength releases are increasingly collectible rarities.
This is a 1991 vintage Bowmore, bottled from a bourbon hogshead in June 2002.
Islay’s oldest working distillery, Bowmore was established in 1779 and is now regarded as one of the most popular malts not only on Islay, but in the whole of Scotland. The distillery was acquired by Stanley P. Morrison in 1963, ushering in an era of iconic single malts, including the legendary Black Bowmore, credited by many as the genesis of whisky collecting, bottled in 1995. The distillery was bought under the control Suntory the year prior (they had been stakeholders since 1989), and it remains one of the most collectible brands in Scotch whisky today. Bowmore is one of the few remaining Scottish distilleries to use its own floor maltings, providing them with 40% of their requirements.
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