Bowmore 50 Year Old 1961 70cl Whisky

Distilled on a very, very cold (as Bowmore like to emphasise) 22nd December in 1961, when 500 litres of new make were filled into a pair of American oak bourbon hogsheads. After 50 long years in Bowmore’s famous No. 1 Vaults, the outturn was just 200 bottles of exceptionally aged single malt (just 50 of which are being released each year between 2013 and 2016). At the time of writing this is the oldest publicly available Islay ever released (not counting the 12 bottles of 54 year old Bowmore only available through auction or from the distillery itself).

The cabinet is the work of acclaimed woodsmith Peter Toaig and is hewn from the finest Scottish Burr Elm, one of just 14 species of tree native to Scotland. The decanter bottle is also topped with a solid silver neck collar and stopper, fashioned by sixth generation silversmith, Thomas Fattorini.