Bowmore Peerless Series 35 Year Old, Cask #1424, 1968, Duncan Taylor, 42.05%

The oldest operational distillery on the isle of Islay, built in 1779. Today it is part of the Suntory Group, having been acquired by the Japanese company in 1994. Under their ownership is has been nurtured into one of the most collectable names in Scotch whisky. Introduced in 2002, Peerless was one of the inaugural independent bottling brands from Duncan Taylor. Usually reserved for its most well-aged single casks, it was reimagined as their premium range around 2008 but was replaced in their portfolio around 2012. This Bowmore was distilled in February 1968 and bottled in October 2003 at 35 years old from cask #1424.