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The formal press release for the new Gold Bowmore
熟成年数は44年、度数は42.4％で確定のよう。
Eddie McAffer, Distillery Manager at Bowmore 「私たちは2007年からリリースしてきた３部作の最後のリリースを、この特別なボトルで世に送り出すことが出来ることをとても誇りに思っています。このボトルはとてもユニークであり、ボウモア蒸留所が真に新しいステージに入ったことをあらわしています」
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インプレッション/香り |
パッションフルーツ、パパイアとバニラの香り、色の豊富なゴールド |
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味 |
ピートの煙 熟したエキゾチックな果物、クリーム色のバニラとヒントだけの爆発 |
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1964年 |
ボウモアにとって1964年という年はとても記念すべき年です。ボウモアは新しいスティルを設置しそれまでの石炭直火の加熱方式から蒸気のそれに変更しました。後者は従来に比べてはるかに操作性に富むものでした。 初めて新しいスティルからニューポットが生み出されると時を同じくして、Williams and Humbertから１７のシェリー樽が到着しました。従来のバーボン樽（金色の色を与えます）と違ってオークオロロソ樽はシェリーの味覚と色を与えます。それはとても暗く赤みが買った琥珀のウイスキーです。 |
Gold Bowmore: The final stage of a 45 year long journey
The most collectable
whisky in the world
Bowmore, Islay, Scotland, 21st September 2009:
First there was White, then Black and now the exquisite trilogy is complete with
the release of the exclusive Gold Bowmore – a 44-year-old single malt whisky
from Bowmore’s famous weather beaten distillery on the Scottish Island of
Islay.
A highly collectible and multi-award winning whisky, with
previous trilogies selling at auction for as much as $18,000, Bowmore has long
been coveted by whisky lovers worldwide and today sees the release of just 701
bottles of this unique Gold Bowmore spirit, each lovingly hand-numbered and
encased in a stunning Burr Elm box.
44 years of quiet maturation in
the famous number one vaults, has allowed an exceptional and rare example of
Bowmore single malt to develop – the oldest one ever to be released from the
distillery. Gold Bowmore has been created from the same hand-crafted spirit as
the first two in the trilogy with the individual taste of each influenced by the
different casks they were matured in. Gold Bowmore is uniquely matured in three
Bourbon casks and a single Oloroso cask then carefully married together to make
a spirit richly gold in colour with a finish that is beautifully balanced yet
incredibly complex.
The trilogy began in 2007 with Black Bowmore.
Matured purely in Oloroso casks, ebony in colour with aromas of exotic fruits,
ginger and cinnamon, there were just 827 bottles produced. This was followed
last year by the release of White Bowmore, matured in Bourbon casks, the colour
of golden syrup and scents of galia melon, mango and papaya and launched with
just 732 bottles. All three spirits come from the same year – the first time a
Bowmore trilogy has been created this way.
Eddie McAffer,
Distillery Manager at Bowmore commented: “I am so proud to see this last and
very special part of the trilogy released. At Bowmore we put everything we have
into every single bottle but this Gold Bowmore is something quite unique,
embodying everything that is special about the whisky and from a year when
things at the Bowmore distillery really went into a new era.”
The
trilogy reflects Bowmore’s heritage of whisky created by people so passionate
that nothing stands in the way of perfection. The whiskies are now some of the
most collectable in the world and on release Black and Gold impressed critics
across the globe.
Gold Bowmore (42.4%) will be available for
pre-orders from 1st September at Harrods, Whisky Exchange, Fortnum & Masons,
Vintage House & Harvey Nicols and will be on sale from 23rd September at
£3000 RRP.
Notes to editors:
The original trilogy
Whisky
lovers will be familiar with the original Black Bowmore trilogy, released in
1993, 1994 and 1995. These highly acclaimed limited editions are some of the
most collectable in the world and in 2007 an original set sold for $18,000 at
Christies – the highest amount ever reached for whisky at a world auction.
The new Black, White and Gold trilogy are a reflection of this original trio,
taking the last of the spirit from this amazing
distillation.
Tasting Notes
Black Bowmore
Ebony in colour
with aromas of exotic fruits, ginger and cinnamon.
A palate combining ripe
mango, toffee and dark chocolate with the faintest hint of signature Bowmore
smoke
White Bowmore
The colour of golden syrup with amazing
aromas of Gallia melon, mango & papaya.
On the palate, mixed exotic
fruits, vanilla and maple syrup with a trace of Bowmore peat smoke
Gold Bowmore
Rich gold in colour with aromas of passion fruit,
papaya and vanilla.
An explosion of ripe exotic fruits, creamy vanilla and
only a hint of peat smoke on the
palate
1964
Gold Bowmore is the final part of the trilogy which began back in
1964, and has a fascinating history. This milestone year for Bowmore marked a
new era in the crafting of the famous single malt. The distillery had newly
converted the original coal-fired pot sills to stills that run on steam enabling
far better control of the temperature. At the same time as the first batch of
distillate dropped from these new stills, 17 sherry butts from Williams and
Humbert arrived at the distillery. Unlike the traditional bourbon casks, which
impart a golden hue on their contents, the oak Oloroso casks, retain the sherry
taste and colour, which results in a much darker, reddish amber
whisky.
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