Founded over two centuries ago in 1779, Bowmore is the first recorded distillery on Islay and one of the oldest in the whole of Scotland. Islay malts are renowned for their peaty smokiness and Bowmore is no exception. We carefully smoke our malt in a peat-fired kiln, just as our ancestors did over 200 years ago. It is the unique combination of the purest water from the Laggan River, the floor-malted and smoked barley, the finest oak casks, Islay’s natural environment and a dedicated team of craftsmen that creates the perfect balance, for which Bowmore’s core range of single malt Scotch whiskies is known and loved.