Bowmore 12 Year Old Morrison Howat Cask Strength 1980s / Hanseatische Import

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.

This is a fascinating and particularly rare official bottling from the 1980s, matured for 12 years and bottled at cask strength. It was imported for the German market by Hanseatische Weinhandelsgeschaft.

Bottled by \"Morrison Howat Distillers Ltd,\" this was likely a briefly used subsidiary of Morrison Bowmore, named after the founding members of the firm, Stanley P. Morrison and James Howat. The label aesthetic is very akin to those used by the company for their Fecchio & Frassa bottlings for the Italian market in the late 1970s.