LIVING THE DRAM
The year 2020 will live in infamy. But for all the terrible news, there were some silver linings in those dark dark clouds. One such glimmer came from the emergence of the collaboration between Bowmore and Aston Martin. First came the Black Bowmore DB5 whisky in 2020, and a limited run of just 18 DBX... Continue Reading →
The scotch whisky industry is awash with rules. Some are written. Others are not. Tradition plays a huge part in the scotch business and certain names command certain traditions. Nowadays, when you say Islay, you’re pretty much gonna think of peat. When you think of core range releases, you’re gonna think 12, 15, and 18... Continue Reading →
Regularly hitting the scotch headlines in recent times has been Bowmore’s design collaboration with Aston Martin (see the review of their 22yo Master’s Selection here) but they are also sporting a fantastic visual partnership with revered Glasgow graphic artist Vincent Deighan, better known as Frank Quitely. [ed: the amount of times that I have seen... Continue Reading →
2022 has been a notable year for exploring new whiskies and distilleries. Whilst being able to actually go out and taste new whiskies now that the world has opened up a bit more, I have also been lucky enough to swap whiskies, attend a plethora of tweet tastings, and have signed up to the OurWhisky... Continue Reading →
The last couple of years have seen a branding alliance forged between Islay institution Bowmore and the automotive landmark Aston Martin. The marketing and crafting collaboration has seen a global travel retail (“GTR”) range of age statement releases: a 10yo (twinned with the Aston Martin TT2), a 15yo (twinned with the Aston Martin V8 1972),... Continue Reading →
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