Bowmore 18 Year Old - Feis Ile 2023

This whisky was specially bottled for Fèis Ìle, an annual celebration on Islay known as the Islay Festival of Music and Malt. The festival's history dates back to 1985, and it has become a significant event on the whisky calendar, involving all the distilleries on Islay. Bowmore's participation in this event reflects its engagement with local cultural traditions.

Bowmore Distillery, founded in 1779, is known for its adherence to traditional methods. It is one of the remaining distilleries in Scotland that still use floor maltings, although this process now only contributes a third of the malt used in production.

Given its limited release and unique cask maturation, this particular expression of Bowmore is likely of interest to whisky collectors and investors. Its association with Feis Ile, and the specific attributes of this bottling, places it within a specific context in the world of Scotch whisky.