Bowmore

Founded over two centuries ago, Bowmore is the first recorded distillery on Islay (pronounced "eye-la") and one of the oldest in Scotland. Islay malts are renowned for peaty smokiness, and Bowmore is no exception. We carefully smoke our malt in a peat-fired kiln, just as our ancestors did over 200 years ago. Our distillery has stood on the shores of Loch Indaal, a sea loch that opens out into the Atlantic Ocean, since 1779 and its proximity to the sea plays a vital role in shaping the final character of our spirit, which breathes in salty sea air while maturing.