Bowmore Gold

Bowmore is getting ready to release another extremely rare bottling to go along side the Bowmore Black and White of recent release. Unless I win the lottery, I am not going to have the $7,000 needed to buy this new one, but one can always dream (I did enter their sweepstakes to win a bottle of the Bowmore White, but I guess I am not a winner of a golden ticket). Here are the details John Hansell provided on his blog today:


Gold Bowmore is the third and final release of the three limited editions:
o Black Bowmore – 827 Bottles Released in 2007o White Bowmore – 732 Bottles Released in 2008o Gold Bowmore – 701 Bottles Released in Fall 2009
• Release date: September 2009
• Suggested Retail Price: $7,198.00 / USD
• Availability: 701 Bottles worldwide
• Packaging: Hand-numbered bottle presented in a Burr Elm box
• Gold Bowmore is 84.8% proof
• Gold Bowmore was distilled on 5 November 1964
• Matured in three (3) Bourbon casks and one (1) Oloroso sherry cask then married together
• 45 years of aging in the famous Bowmore Number One vault – below sea level
• Colour: Rich Gold / Aromas: Passion fruit, papaya, and vanilla
• Flavors: Ripe exotic fruits, creamy vanilla, hint of smoky peat
• Other: The oak Oloroso casks retain a tremendous amount of sherry walnut flavors resulting in a darker, reddish-amber whisky color
• The casks are aged below sea level in Bowmore’s coastal cellar – the Number 1 vault.
• Floral notes are deeper, flavors more profound, color is darker than usual allowing it to develop in a fashion similar to a fine vintage port.