Bowmore Distillery

The History A gentleman called John Simpson took out a license to distil in 1816 but it is said by a few that illicit distilling took place at the site as early as 1779. However, there is no evidence of this actually being the case. In 1837 a Glasgow blending company, Wm & Jas. Mutter, …

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A cask at Bowmore was filled in 1980 to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s trip to the Bowmore Distillery. In 2002 the Queen requested it be bottled as it was the Golden Jubilee. The limited number of bottles were deposited in cellars at various Royal Palaces as well as leaving some in Bowmore’s vault. Currently …

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