Description
A limited edition 1990 vintage Bowmore, matured for 16 years in sherry casks and bottled at cask strength in 2006. This is the second release in a series of four vintage bottlings (1989-1992) matured in different cask types.
Bowmore
Bowmore 1990 Sherry Matured 16 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 2006, 53.8%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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LatestSGD 455
HighSGD 709
LowSGD 455
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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jun 14, 2026SGD 455.23
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 16 Years
- Vintage
- 1990
- Bottled
- 2006
- ABV
- 53.8%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Bowmore
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- Alastair Ross
- Master distiller (distillation)
- Jim McEwan
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Box
- Series highlights
- Vintage Limited Edition - 2nd Release
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Limited Edition
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Old leather, dark honey, ripe figs, hints of earthy smoke, aromatic spice, antique oak, sweet raisin and marzipan.
- Palate
- Dry and earthy to begin then reveals spicy dark fruit, red berries, aromatic tobacco, leafy/forest floor notes, toasted oak, smoked treacle toffee.
- Finish
- Dark fig jam, chewy sherried oak, black cherry, marzipan on christmas cake that has been close to a coal fire, more leather and smoked treacle on a long finish.