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Bowmore 1966 50 Year

Single Malt

Bowmore // Islay, Scotland

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Released December 2017, this 50 year old bottling marks the third release in Bowmore's Vault Legends Collection. The whisky was filled in 1966, a special year for Bowmore as it was the first official year that Bowmore bottled a single malt. It was also the first year their Distillery Manager Eddie MacAffer joined the distillery. This is a single cask release which aged in an ex-bourbon hogshead cask.

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Only 70 bottles were produced. Bottled at 41.5% ABV. This whisky is presented in a handmade crystal decanter and handcrafted cabinet made of Scottish oak.

Released December 2017, this 50 year old bottling marks the third release in Bowmore's Vault Legends Collection. The whisky was filled in 1966, a special year for Bowmore as it was the first official year that Bowmore bottled a single malt. It was also the first year their Distillery Manager Eddie MacAffer joined the distillery. This is a single cask release which aged in an ex-bourbon hogshead cask. Only 70 bottles were produced. Bottled at 41.5% ABV. This whisky is presented in a handmade crystal decanter and handcrafted cabinet made of Scottish oak.

    • age
      50 Year
    • Cost
    • abv
      41.5
  • Single Malt
    Distilled in pot stills from 100% malted barley, produced at one distillery, aged in barrels; if Scotch or Irish, must be aged for at least three years.
  • Cask Type
    ex-bourbon hogshead
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