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ISLAY’S BOWMORE RELEASED 36-YO DRAGON EDITION EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHINA

By David Ma

12-8-2019



Beam Suntory owned Bowmore Distillery has released a 36 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky called Dragon. This is a limited edition of only 888 bottles and is exclusively for the Chinese market with a price rag of USD2,000 per piece.

The Dragon Edition will be the first in a series of four whiskies being released in honour of the ‘Four Guardians’ that feature in Chinese mythology– the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West and the Black Turtle (also called Black Warrior) of the North.

This edition has been created from the same parcel of casks used for the Bowmore 30 Year Old Sea Dragon released in a ceramic bottle in the 1990s, as well as two later editions bottled in glass in 2006 and 2012.

Containing some much-revered Bowmore single malt distilled in the 1960s, the now rare expressions have been regarded as classic examples of the Islay distillery’s character at the time.

David Turner, Bowmore distillery manager, said: “This new expression is a homage to the 30 Year Old Sea Dragon that’s been much loved and collected by Bowmore fans across China.

“We’ve taken this amazing legacy and renewed it for the next generation of whisky drinkers.”

Just 888 bottles of the Bowmore Dragon Edition are being made exclusively available at Whisky L Shanghai from 10 to 12 August, and through selected retailers in China with a release price of USD2,000 per bottle.

Matured exclusively in ex-Sherry casks, the whisky is said to have aromas of “tropical fruit, toffee apple and caramelised orange”, with notes of “dried fruits… roasted coffee beans and dark chocolate” on the palate.

(the writer can be contacted at: DavidMa@thewinechronicle.com)

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