The distillery whose name means as much as ‘great barrier’ is located next to the shore of Loch Indaal in the center of the isle Islay. Founded in 1779 it is one of the oldest distilleries in Sotland, owned by the japanese Suntory Group. The water comes from the River Laggan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 12-year-old Bowmore from a first-fill bourbon cask offers exactly what the distillery\u2019s spirit is renowned for: oily, maritime notes, salty liquorice, and seaweed crackers \u2013 yet hints of maple syrup and delicate fruity notes also come through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":180387,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2334,2258,2851,2508,3189,10242,2204,2276,2170],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-180410","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-bowmore-en","product_cat-distilleries-en","product_cat-independent-bottlers","product_cat-islay-en","product_cat-meadowsideblending-en","product_cat-regions","product_cat-scotland-en","product_cat-single-malt-en","product_cat-whisky-en","pa_bottling_date-february-2026","pa_cask_type-first-fill-bourbon-en","pa_country-schottland-en-2","pa_destillation_age-12-en","pa_destillation_date-2013-en-2","pa_region-islay-en","pa_whisky_bottler-meadowside-blending-en","pa_whisky_bottler_series-the-maltman-en","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n