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John
Simpson founded Bowmore in 1779 on the wide eastern
beaches of Loch Indaal. It is Islay’s oldest legal
distillery and the twelfth oldest distillery in
Scotland. John Simpson was a jack-of-all-trades and also
managed Tallant Distillery in the near vicinity, which
is closed now. In 1852 Bowmore was inherited by W & J
Mutters whom expanded the distillery premises with e.g.
more kilns and additional warehouses. When the
journalist and author Alfred Barnard visited Bowmore
during the 1880’s it was the second most productive
distillery in Islay after Ardbeg among the 12 legal
distilleries that existed on the island at that time.
Bowmore was sold in 1890 to a group of London
businessmen who formed the company Bowmore Distillery
Limited.
During the 1930’s and WW2 Bowmore was forced to close,
like so many other distilleries in Scotland. After
another four rounds of owners the whisky dealer Stanley
P. Morrison bought the distillery in 1963. He made
several upgrades to the site and also restored the mash
tun which still is in use. In the middle of the 1960’s a
man named Jim McEvan was employed who made a quick
career at Bowmore. He became the Distillery Manager in
1984 and was a main contributor to the distillery’s
successes during 1980’s and 1990’s. The title was
inherited by Ian McPherson in 2000 when Jim McEvan was
handpicked to manage the neighbour distillery
Bruichladdich Distillery.
The Japanese company Suntory bought Bowmore in 1994. The
distillery lies in the town Bowmore, the largest town on
Islay with approximately 1000 inhabitants. One of the
distillery’s ware houses has been converted into a
swimming pool for appreciative Islay inhabitants. It is
heated by secondary heat from the distillery which has
awarded them several environmental prizes. Bowmore is
known for its vast variety of whiskies.
 Contact
information
Bowmore Distillery
School street, Bowmore,
Isle of Islay,
Argyllshire, PA43 7JS
Scotland
Phone:
+44
(0) 1496 810671
Bowmore official website >>
Visiting
Visitors accepted all year round. Opening
hours are Monday -
Friday 9:00 - 17:00, Saturdays 10:00 - 12:30. There are
two guided tours in the winter and four in the
summer. The tour is priced at £2 which is
refundable on purchase
in the gift shop. Bowmore
has a fully equipped store with clothes, whisky, books,
glassware etc. Bowmore has received the "Visitor Centre
Manager of the Year" award by the Whisky
Magazine. Approximately 10.000 people visits Bowmore
Distillery every year.
Whisky
The Whisky
exchange have a good range of Bowmore whiskies.
Click here for Bowmore whisky >>
Map
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from the Ordnance Survey
Get-a-map service.
Image reproduced with kind permission of
Ordnance Survey and
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