Distilleries / Scotland
Bowmore
Scotland / Islay · Founded 1779
One of Islay's oldest surviving distilleries. Its seaside warehouses produce whisky balancing smoke and fruit.
History & character
In the village of Bowmore on the south-east shore of Loch Indaal, Islay. Founded in 1779 by local merchant John P. Simson, it is described as Islay's oldest working distillery.
After several changes of owner, it passed to Morrison Bowmore in 1963 and to Suntory in 1994. It still runs traditional floor maltings, though they supply only part of its malt.
It closed during both World Wars, hosting RAF Coastal Command in the Second. Waste heat from the distillery warms a public swimming pool built in a former warehouse.
Whiskies from this distillery
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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