Bowmore releases small batch Islay whisky

Bowmore is to launch a new expression in the UK, Bowmore Small Batch Reserve, created from a selection of first and second-fill bourbon casks.

Available in select off-trade outlets from this month, Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is the ditiller’s “most delicate” expression to date, with layers of sweet vanilla attained through first-fill bourbon cask maturation, and honey and malt from second-fills.
Rachel Barrie, master blender of Morrison Bowmore Distillers, said: “Bowmore Small Batch Reserve encapsulates the perfect harmony of nature’s elements on a summer’s day on Islay. The sweetest smoked barley and highest quality bourbon oak casks have created a vanilla elixir with ripe orchard fruits, honeycomb and teasing wispy smoke.”
The limited quantity release by Bowmore is in response to “increased consumer demand for special and small batch whiskies”, and retails for £32.99.