Islay / Operating

Bowmore

55.7574, -6.2861 · locate on map

About the distillery

Bowmore is one of Islay’s oldest operating distilleries and occupies a stylistic middle ground between the intensely medicinal southern malts and the lighter coastal styles found elsewhere on the island. Its whiskies are typically known for balancing peat smoke with floral notes, maritime salinity and restrained fruit character. The distillery’s legendary seaside warehouses, including the famous No. 1 Vaults, remain central to its identity and maturation profile.

Bottlings (scored)

BOWMORE 12 Years Old €41.65 -€69.00 · 0.39×
BOWMORE 15 Years Old €88.50 -€99.00 · 0.58×
BOWMORE 12 Years Old Sherry Oak Cask €63.50 -€74.00 · 0.65×
BOWMORE 13 Years Old 2012 Thompson Bros €89.90 · 0.70×
BOWMORE 18 Years Old €104.95 -€169.00 · 0.71×
BOWMORE 21 Years Old 1988 €490.00 · 1.60×

Other bottlings tracked

Retail prices observed across one or more of our sources but not yet matched to a quality rating, so no model verdict is computed. Coverage improves as ratings appear.

Digital Drams: Bowmore Islay Single Malt €23.19 ×1
Bowmore 9 Years €27.83 -€40.00 ×4
Bowmore 11 Years Islay Single Malt €35.20 ×1
Bowmore Legend €35.95 ×1
Bowmore No.1 €36.95 ×1
Bowmore N°1 €45.00 ×1
Bowmore Small Batch €45.22 ×1
Bowmore 12 Year Old 2025 Release €47.53 ×1
Bowmore 12 Year Old & Single Glass Gift Pack €53.33 ×1
Bowmore 15 Years Sherry Cask Finish €67.95 ×1
Bowmore 14 Years Bordeaux Cask Finish €67.95 ×1
Bowmore 16 Years Ruby Port Cask Finish €86.95 ×1
Bowmore Laimrig 15 year old with free glass €86.95 ×1
Bowmore Vault Edition 2 €89.95 ×1
Bowmore 15 Year Old 2025 Release €91.59 ×1
Bowmore 18 Years Deep & Complex €97.95 ×1
BOWMORE 15 ans Sherry Oak Cask €99.00 -€139.00 ×4
Bowmore Vault Edition 1 €109.95 -€132.17 ×2
Bowmore 18 year old & free dram cup €126.37 ×1
Bowmore 18 Year Old Manzanilla €127.53 ×1
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2025 Release €144.92 ×1
BOWMORE 12 ans 2002 Refill Sherry Signatory Vintage €145.00 ×1
BOWMORE 18 ans Sherry Oak Cask €153.03 -€220.00 ×3
Bowmore 19 Years Ex-Bourbon & Pinot Noir €164.95 ×1
Bowmore 21 Year Old Chateau Lagrange French Oak €191.30 ×1
BOWMORE 16 ans 2000 Bourbon Barrel The Nectar - 10th Anniversary Signatory Vintage €195.00 ×1
BOWMORE 16 ans 1999 Feis Isle D.Laing €195.00 ×1
BOWMORE 10 ans 2000 Sherry Butt Douglas Laing €195.00 ×1
Old Malt Cask Bowmore 17 Year Old €227.24 ×1
Bowmore Devil's Cask III €227.24 ×1
BOWMORE 17 ans 1997 Signatory Vintage €235.00 ×1
BOWMORE 18 ans 1998 Sherry Butt - 60 ans LMDW W&M €235.00 ×1
Old Malt Cask Bowmore 17 Year Old - Feis Ile 2019 €237.67 ×1
Single Cask Nation Bowmore 2004 21 Year Old #161212 €258.54 ×1
Bowmore 21 ans Château Lagrange €279.00 ×1
Bowmore 21 Year Old Platinum Old & Rare €289.84 ×1
Bowmore The Devil's Cask III €295.00 ×1
The Kinship Bowmore 21 Year Old €301.44 ×1
Bowmore 21 Year Old Sherry Oak €310.71 ×1
BOWMORE 15 ans 1996 directors cut douglas Laing Douglas Laing €390.00 ×1
Whisky Sponge Bowmore 18 Year Old Edition 74 €405.78 ×1
Murray McDavid Bowmore 1989 17 Year Old Aficionado €405.78 ×1
BOWMORE 23 ans 1989 port cask €430.00 ×1
BOWMORE 18 ans 2001 The Little Big Book Signatory Vintage €435.00 ×1
Bowmore 22 Years Sauternes Cask Finish €449.95 ×1
BOWMORE 21 ans Sherry Oak Cask €450.00 ×1
BOWMORE 25 ans €479.00 -€569.00 ×3
BOWMORE 16 ans 1991 port cask €490.00 ×1
BOWMORE 16 ans 1989 Bourbon Matured €495.00 ×1
Bowmore 23 ans 1989 Port €530.00 ×1
BOWMORE 2001 Over 15 Years Sherry 8th Edition ARTIST S.V €550.00 ×1
Bowmore 10 Year Old Devil's Casks Small Batch Release II €573.89 ×1
BOWMORE 23 ans 1st Fill Port Murray McDavid €575.00 ×1
Bowmore 2000 17 Year Old Single Cask #2488 Hand Filled €578.53 ×1
BOWMORE 25 ans 1987 Douglas Laing €580.00 ×1
BOWMORE 22 ans 1996 The Chronicles €595.00 ×1
BOWMORE 22 ans 1998 Conquête Berry Bros. & Rudd €598.00 ×1
Wemyss Malts Bowmore 1988 31 Year Old Candied Violets €678.24 ×1
Bowmore Voyage Port Cask €805.77 ×1
The Kinship Bowmore 27 Year Old Edition No.1 €810.41 ×1
BOWMORE 25 ans 1991 Sherry Sansibar €830.00 ×1
BOWMORE 20 ans 2001 Antipodes The Nectar €840.00 ×1
Limited Bowmore Exceptional Cask Collection 1989 34 Year Old #1972 €926.34 ×1
BOWMORE Claret Bordeaux wine Cask €950.00 ×1
BOWMORE 24 ans 1980 S.V €990.00 ×1
BOWMORE 20 ans 1990 Prestonfield Signatory Vintage €990.00 ×1
BOWMORE 2001 OVER 20 ARTIST #12 €999.00 ×1
BOWMORE 34 ans 1990 Oloroso Sherry Octave Aficionado Murray McDavid €1,090.00 ×1
BOWMORE 28 ans 1981 Vintage Limited Edition €1,200.00 ×1
BOWMORE 22 ans Seagull Bleue Ceramic €1,350.00 ×1
Bowmore 21 Year Old 2000s €1,385.17 ×1
Bowmore 21 ans €1,395.00 ×1
BOWMORE 16 ans 1984 Vintage 1984 Limited Edition €1,480.00 ×1
BOWMORE 1996 Aged 30 Years ARTIST #15 Something in the Water €1,500.00 ×1
Bowmore 1984 Vintage €1,715.88 ×1
BOWMORE 26 ans 1985 €1,800.00 -€1,800.00 ×2
Bowmore 33 Years Timeless Series €1,936.95 ×1
BOWMORE 29 ans Timeless Serie €2,025.00 ×1
Bowmore 29 Year Old Timeless 2.0 €2,144.85 ×1
BOWMORE 1974 Over 35 Years Signatory Vintage €2,200.00 ×1
Bowmore 1988 26 Year Old Sherry Cask Feis Ile 2015 €2,202.82 -€2,643.39 ×2
Bowmore 30 Year Old €2,312.96 -€2,650.00 ×2
BOWMORE 1983 Sherry Oak €2,400.00 ×1
Bowmore 1985 Vintage Feis Ile 2012 €2,412.44 ×1
Bowmore 30 Year Old 2022 €2,434.70 ×1
Bowmore 1969 €2,434.70 ×1
Bowmore 27 ans Timeless Series €2,450.00 ×1
BOWMORE 35 ans 1970 S.V €2,900.00 ×1
BOWMORE 34 ans 1970 S.V €2,900.00 ×1
BOWMORE 30 ans Release 2022 €2,995.00 ×1
Bowmore 1967 €3,130.33 ×1
BOWMORE 36 ans 1972 S.V €3,200.00 ×1
Bowmore 30 Year Old Sea Dragon €3,798.13 -€4,215.00 ×2
BOWMORE 41 ans 1974 Signatory Vintage €3,800.00 ×1
BOWMORE 31 ans 1968 Village Signatory Vintage €3,800.00 ×1
Bowmore 27 ans 1972 €4,935.00 ×1
Bowmore 32 ans 1968 €6,100.00 ×1
Bowmore Bicentenary €6,956.28 ×1
Bowmore 40 Year Old 2023 Release €9,275.04 ×1
Bowmore 40 Year Old 2021 Release €11,588.00 ×1
Bowmore 1965 52 Year Old €34,781.40 ×1
Bowmore 1969 50 Year Old €40,578.30 ×1
Bowmore 50 year old €46,375.20 ×1
BOWMORE 50 ans 1961 €59,000.00 ×1
Bowmore Arc-54 2025 Release €82,315.98 ×1
Bowmore 1957 €115,938.00 ×1

Climate context

Local rainfall (SEPA)

1,867 mm

rolling 12 months · Dippen (53 km)

Regional rainfall (Met Office)

2,524 mm +43.70%

Scotland W · vs 1995-2024 median