Bowmore Small Batch Release 25 Year Old Scotch
Bowmore Small Batch Release 25 Year Old Scotch is a 750mL Islay single malt bottled at 43% ABV, matured for a full quarter century in a combination of North American bourbon casks and Spanish sherry casks at Bowmore Distillery. Bottled around 2013 as a limited small batch release — reported at 8,000 bottles — it carries the classic Bowmore 25 Year Old profile under its own Small Batch Release labelling: intense sherry fruit wrapped in a trace of Islay peat smoke. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 43% (86 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 25 years
- Casks: North American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks
- Region: Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Scotland
- Production: Small Batch Release — reported limited to 8,000 bottles, bottled c.2013
A Quarter Century, Released in Small Batches
Bowmore, founded in 1779 and described by the brand as Islay's oldest licensed distillery, still floor-malts part of its barley in-house. For this release the distillery drew a limited run of its 25-year-old malt — whisky laid down in bourbon and sherry wood in the late 1980s, married after twenty-five years and bottled at 43% under Small Batch Release labelling. Specialist retailers describe the later standard 25 Year Old as a variation on this small batch labelling, of similar ilk — which makes this bottling the earlier form of a Bowmore classic. Compare it with the standard bottling on the Bowmore vendor page and in our whisky collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the producer's notes: a deep mahogany pour; intense sherry and stewed fruits on the nose with a trace of Bowmore smokiness; toffee and hazelnut on the palate with a hint of sweet peat smoke; and a mellow, gentle, complex finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat, savoured slowly, every drop given time — the producer's own serving advice for this malt, and the right one at 25 years. More aged Islay is in our whisky collection and across our spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Bowmore Small Batch Release 25 Year Old?
A limited labelled release of Bowmore's 25-year-old Islay single malt, bottled around 2013 at 43% ABV from bourbon and Spanish sherry casks — reported at 8,000 bottles by specialist retailers.
Is the Small Batch Release the same as the regular Bowmore 25 Year Old?
It is a distinct labelled release, and the two listings share the same producer description and tasting notes. No source shows a different recipe or profile — the distinction is the Small Batch Release labelling and its limited run.
What casks aged this Bowmore?
A combination of North American bourbon casks and Spanish sherry casks, for the full 25 years.
The small-batch form of a Bowmore classic — order Bowmore Small Batch Release 25 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.