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BOWMORE LAUNCHES 20 YO SHERRY CASK PURSUIT IN ASIA AHEAD OF WORLDWIDE RELEASE
By Staff Reporter
26-10-2026
Source: Bowmore Distillery
Suntory owned Scotch maker Bowmore has debuted the new limited edition of the 20-year-old Sherry Cask Pursuit, released as an Asia-focused travel retail exclusive.
Bottled at 51.8 percent ABV, the expression carries a recommended retail price of USD380. It will first launch across key Asian travel retail hubs in November 2026, covering Greater China, India and South Korea, before a broader worldwide duty-free rollout starting January 2027.
The label marks the latest highlight of the brand’s curated Captivo Collection for global duty-free markets.
The whisky is matured entirely in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, delivering a layered profile of honeycomb, ripe mango, vanilla custard, cracked black pepper and soft Islay peat smoke, with a lingering finish of smoked toffee and charred tropical fruit.
It has a sculptural portal style packaging which is conceived by Snarkitecture co-founder Alex Mustonen. The design follows the collection’s theme of “threshold and discovery”, linking the slow ageing of whisky with the experience of global travel.
The Captivo Collection also includes a second 20‑year-old release called Oak Voyage (50.8 percent ABV, USD360), which is available through Bowmore’s direct-to-consumer webstore and selected specialist retailers rather than being restricted to airports.
Suntory Global Spirits noted that the Asia first rollout recognises strong collector and premium single malt demand across the region. Asian travel retail remains one of the world’s highest-value markets for rare Islay bottlings, where sherry-matured peated malts continue to draw strong interest from whisky enthusiasts and gift buyers.
“This release celebrates Bowmore’s signature balance of peat and rich sherry influence, wrapped in a distinctive design made for the global traveller,” a brand spokesperson said. “We chose Asia for the debut because of its deep, sophisticated community of Bowmore followers.”
The limited run will only be stocked at selected airport duty-free outlets; no general off-trade release is planned for the Sherry Cask Pursuit variant.
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