SMWS 3.3226 Bowmore 16 Year Old 1997
Lot number: 0492043
Winning bid: £60
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while traveling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After convincing some friends to by a cask of Glenfarclas he expanded his syndicate and in 2004 the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC.
They have a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes from. They are also the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler.
Distilled: 25th September 1997
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: Refill Sherry butt
58.3% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of 615 bottles released
Featured in The 49th Auction, ended May 3, 2015
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