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Bowmore 1966 High Spirits 35 Year Old 75cl / The Scottish Colourists

Lot: 6176534

Bowmore 1966 High Spirits 35 Year Old 75cl / The Scottish Colourists

Winning Bid: £6,250

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Bowmore
Age: 
35 Year Old
Vintage: 
1966
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
High Spirits
Bottled Strength: 
43.7%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Bowmore 1966 High Spirits 35 Year Old 75cl / The Scottish Colourists

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 1993. The distillery was bought under the control Suntory the year after (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. The unique microclimate in their iconic No.1 vaults shares very little with the angels, meaning casks are readily available for independent labels like this, many of which are spectacular.

This whisky was distilled in May 1966 and aged for 35 years in single cask #3300. It was bottled in July 2001 by High Spirits as part of The Scottish Colourists series.

High Spirits are the second bottling company started by Nadi Fiori, co-founder of the acclaimed Intertrade. Like many of his contemporaries, his bottlings are known for their artistic labels. In 2008 High Spirits bottled a series for the renowned collector, Valentino Zagatti to celebrate his 50th year of buying whisky. These and many of the earlier High Spirits releases are highly collectible.

One of 175 bottles.

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