{"product_id":"bowmore-16-year-old-1972-the-prestonfield-sherry-cask-nos-1036-1039-islay-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1988-5cl-miniature","title":"Bowmore 16 Year Old 1972 The Prestonfield Sherry Cask Nos 1036-1039 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1988) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBowmore 16 Year Old 1972 The Prestonfield Sherry Cask Nos 1036-1039 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1988) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose-sm max-w-full lg:prose prose-a:text-mom-brandLinkColor prose-a:underline hover:prose-a:no-underline\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vatting of 3 single sherry casks from the golden days of Bowmore by the independent bottler The Prestonfield. Date of distillation is 28.2.21972 aged for 16 years in Sherry casks. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grab a full bottle of this, is not low priced at all. Compared to the bottle prices of these vintages of Bowmore, this miniature is a bargain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: An exceptional start with notes of cappuccino, toasted cake, gunpowder, grapefruits, coal smoke, and green tea, with a constant waxiness in the background\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate: Starts peatier and smokier globally, with lemon zests, marmalade, grapefruit, barley sugar, faint hints of violet sweets, ripe redcurrants, and pepper, salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Medium long, with smoked lemons, nutmeg, and hints of wood shavings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Bowmore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowmore is located in the centre of Islay and occupies a central role in the island’s whiskies. The distillery has retained its own floor maltings which account for 40% of its needs and when mixed with malt from the mainland results in a medium peated spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts smoke, reminiscent of beach bonfires, mingles with a distinctly saline note, flowers, cereal, citrus and underneath a touch of tropical fruit. It is this character which, when matured in refill casks for a long period of time, becomes the primary aroma, the peat seemingly disappearing completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA significant percentage of the make is aged in ex-Sherry butts which take Bowmore off in another direction – one of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, citrus and smoke. The extensive range picks and chooses between these extremes. A significant percentage of the distillery’s whisky is matured on the island, with the distillery’s No.1 Vaults being held to have the most extraordinary microclimate. This chill, damp environment – the vault is below the level of Loch Indaal and one wall makes up the town’s sea wall – is seen as ideal for long-term maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are claims that Bowmore’s distillery started operation in 1779, but there’s no evidence of whisky being made until a certain John Simpson took out a licence in 1816. It wouldn’t be until 1837 when the Glasgow blending firm, Wm \u0026amp; Jas. Mutter took over that it began to gain traction and reputation. In 1841, Windsor Castle requested a cask of Bowmore – this being a time when the English palate was considered too delicate (or Scotch too bold). As often happens, the distillery passed through a number of hands before in this case it was bought, in 1963, by broker Stanley P. Morrison. The Morrison era saw the start of what is recognised as a legendary period in Bowmore’s history – its mid-1960s bottlings are legendary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery was substantially modernised with an innovative heat recovery system not only cutting down on fuel bills but creating sufficient excess hot water to heat the town’s swimming pool. In 1989 the Japanese distiller Suntory bought a stake in the distillery and took full control in 1994, the year after the ground-breaking Black Bowmore was launched. This 100% Sherry-aged release was sold for what at the time was seen as the ludicrously inflated price of £100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014 Suntory bought Jim Beam which, from an Islay perspective, sees two of Islay’s most iconic single malts (Bowmore and Laphroaig) under the same ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5cl \/ 50ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bowmore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744669196626,"sku":"BOW16TP1972MINI","price":159.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Bowmore16YearOld1972ThePrestonfieldSherryCaskNos1036-1039IslaySingleMaltScotchWhisky_1988_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1781451963","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/bowmore-16-year-old-1972-the-prestonfield-sherry-cask-nos-1036-1039-islay-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1988-5cl-miniature","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}