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Bowmore 50 Year 1961

Single Malt

Islay, Scotland

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5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 2 )

This 50 year-old Bowmore is a limited 200-bottle release stemming from two ex-bourbon hogshead casks filled half a century ago, in December 1961. Bowmore 1961 has been released over a period four years, with the final 50 bottles now available, each priced at $23,000.The casks were matured for a time in Bowmore's famed No.

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1 Vaults. Bottled at 40.7% ABV, each bottle is enclosed in a handmade wooden cabinet, with silver neck collars and cork tops, and handblown glass.

This 50 year-old Bowmore is a limited 200-bottle release stemming from two ex-bourbon hogshead casks filled half a century ago, in December 1961. Bowmore 1961 has been released over a period four years, with the final 50 bottles now available, each priced at $23,000.The casks were matured for a time in Bowmore's famed No. 1 Vaults. Bottled at 40.7% ABV, each bottle is enclosed in a handmade wooden cabinet, with silver neck collars and cork tops, and handblown glass.

    • age
      50 Year
    • Cost
    • abv
      40.7
  • 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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Tasting Notes

"A shockingly luscious and vibrant nose delivers a fruit basket of bright tropical and floral notes, with stray wafts of salt underneath. The palate showcases peach, green apple, and honey, with a light, clean smoky trail coming on late. The long smooth finish lingers for ages without a trace of heat. Its age shows most here, with oak and tannins backed by a bit of bitterness and rancio, rounded out by more honeyed, floral sweetness. May we all be as brilliant, bright and well-rounded at 50 years."
Added by Jake Emen
Score 96
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Floral & Fruity

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