Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 70cl, 42.4%

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Tasting Notes

Colour: Rich gold. This is based directly on the producer tasting note recorded for this release in a recognised auction-house listing.

Nose: Passion fruit, papaya and vanilla, with lively citrus fruit and a gentle hint of smoke. This is based directly on the producer tasting note and supported by specialist tasting commentary for this release.

Palate: Ripe exotic fruits and creamy vanilla unfold into honey, polished oak and the faintest whisper of Islay peat smoke. This is based directly on the producer tasting note and supported by specialist tasting commentary for this release.

Finish: Beautifully balanced, complex and lingering, with toasted oak, roasted nuts and soft smoky warmth. This is based on the producer tasting note, supported by specialist tasting commentary and aligned with the current bottle-specific listing.

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Description

Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 70cl, 42.4% is one of the great modern collector releases from Islay, distilled on 5 November 1964 and bottled in 2009 as a 44-year-old official distillery bottling. It belongs to Bowmore The Trilogy and is identified in your current bottle listing as bottle number 46 of 701.

What makes this release especially attractive is the way it closes the famous Black, White and Gold sequence with the oldest expression in the trilogy. Contemporary reference sources describe Gold Bowmore as the final trilogy release, drawn from a marriage of three bourbon casks and one Oloroso sherry cask matured in Bowmore’s legendary No.1 Vaults, giving it both extraordinary pedigree and a flavour profile built around exotic fruit, vanilla, oak and restrained peat smoke.

Why Choose Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 70cl, 42.4%

Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 70cl, 42.4% stands out because it is not simply an old Bowmore. It is the closing chapter of one of the distillery’s most revered modern trilogy releases, built from 1964 stock and bottled with a very clear identity through its 44-year age statement, 42.4% strength, numbered presentation and bottle-specific collector appeal as No. 46 of 701.

For drinkers, it offers the kind of mature Bowmore profile that made these 1964 vintages so famous: tropical fruit, creamy vanilla, honeyed sweetness, polished oak and only a very light trace of peat. For collectors, it carries extra weight because it completes the trilogy and comes from one of Bowmore’s most celebrated parcels of old spirit. The flavour profile is based on producer-linked and specialist tasting references, while the collector emphasis is an inference based on its trilogy-ending position and low bottle count.

Ideal For.

This bottle is ideal for collectors building a serious Bowmore shelf and wanting one of the defining releases from the Black, White and Gold Trilogy. This is based on the confirmed trilogy status, 1964 vintage, 44-year age statement and 701-bottle outturn.

It is ideal for Islay drinkers who appreciate older Bowmore at its most elegant, with tropical fruit, vanilla, honey, polished oak, dried fruit and just a whisper of smoke rather than aggressive peat. This is based on producer-linked tasting notes and specialist review references for this exact release.

It is also ideal for gifting or for adding a truly high-end numbered bottle to a rare-whisky collection where provenance, presentation and series importance matter. This is an inference based on the confirmed bottle number, original presentation case references and the whisky’s place in Bowmore’s Trilogy.

Product Details

Product Name: Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 70cl, 42.4%. The naming reflects the user-provided bottle title and the current bottle-specific listing.

Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This follows recognised auction and specialist bottle references for the release.

Distillery: Bowmore. This is the official producer of the release.

Region: Islay, Scotland. This is stated in recognised bottle references for Gold Bowmore 1964.

Series: Bowmore The Trilogy. This is stated in recognised bottle and collector references for the release.

Release Position: Final and oldest release in the Black, White and Gold Trilogy. This is supported by bottle-specific and collector references.

Vintage: 5 November 1964. This is stated in the bottle-specific listing and in a recognised auction record for the release.

Bottled: 2009. This is stated in multiple recognised bottle references.

Stated Age: 44 Years Old. This is stated directly in recognised bottle references and your current bottle listing.

Cask Type: 3 Bourbon casks and 1 Oloroso sherry cask. This is stated in the current bottle listing and supported by a recognised auction-house description of the release.

Maturation: Matured in Bowmore’s No.1 Vaults. This is supported by bottle-specific descriptions and recognised auction references.

Bottle Size: 70cl. This matches the user-provided title, the current bottle-specific listing and recognised 70cl release references.

ABV: 42.4%. This is stated directly in recognised bottle references and your current bottle listing.

Bottle Number: No. 46. This is stated directly in your current bottle-specific listing.

Bottle Count: 701 bottles. This is stated in recognised bottle references, with your current listing identifying this specific bottle as 46/701.

Collector’s Note

This bottle has exceptional collector appeal because it combines all the elements serious buyers look for in a modern legendary release: a celebrated 1964 Bowmore vintage, a 44-year age statement, official distillery bottling status, trilogy-ending significance and a low total outturn of 701 bottles. The fact that this example is specifically bottle number 46 strengthens that appeal further, because it ties the offering to an individually identified bottle rather than a generic release entry.

It is also attractive because Gold Bowmore is widely regarded as one of the defining later-era Bowmore collector bottlings, marrying bourbon-cask brightness with Oloroso depth while retaining the tropical fruit character that old 1960s Bowmore is famous for. The first part is based on recognised bottle and trilogy references, while the reputation and style emphasis are supported by specialist tasting commentary and review material.

Additional information

Weight 2.9 kg