Bowmore 6 Year Old 1999 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Bottled exclusively for the 2009 Islay Festival. Mix of five different casks: 1 Sherry, 2 Bourbon & 2 Bordeaux wine casks. 900 bottles, each bottle is individually numbered & signed by the distillery manager. Bowmore Bowmore Distillery was established on the Isle of Islay off the west coast of Scotland by John Simpson in 1779. Situated in Bowmore by the shore of Loch Indaal it is the oldest working distillery on Islay & one of the oldest malt whisky distilleries in Scotl&. Bowmore Distillery continues to produce a proportion of its malted barley on its own traditional malting floors & malt kilns. Visitors are welcomed in the Bowmore visitor centre where distillery tours are available in addition to Bowmore Distillery cottages to rent. Bowmore Distillery is a participant in Feis Isle, the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Nose peat smoke & vanilla with a trace of dark cherries & dates. On the palate peat smoke balanced with light vanilla & sticky dates with a long & rich & complex finnish.