Notes - Single Cask bottling of Bowmore Vintage 1998 Single Islay Malt Whisky. This is an independent bottling by the Vintage Malt Whisky Co. (VMWC). The VMWC was founded by Brian Cook in 1992, Brian is a honours graduate in Food Science with twenty year’s experience in the malt whisky industry, latterly as Export Director for one of Scotland's principal distillers. The aim of the VMWC is to produce a range of malt whiskies from Scotland's finest distilleries and to make them available to independent wine and spirit importers throughout the world – this is done under The Cooper’s Choice label. This old malt is individually bottled and presented under the distinctive Coopers Choice label. Casks of malts at different ages are selected from some of Scotland's finest, but rarely bottled distilleries. They encompass all the varied tastes and flavours to be found from the Eastern coastline, to the Highland Valleys and all the way to the Western Isles. The Cooper’s Choice Range is dedicated to the men whose skills are an essential element in the maturation of malt whisky, this range brings to the connoisseur an opportunity to taste malts which are not frequently found in the general marketplace. The Bowmore distillery was founded in 1779 by by John Simpson on the shores of Lochindaal and was one of the first legal distilleries on Islay. Bowmore still operates traditional floor maltings. In 1994 is was acquired by the Japanese whisky company Suntory. Visit the
Bowmore Distillery website. This old malt is individually bottled and presented under the distinctive Coopers Choice label. Casks of malts at different ages are selected from some of Scotland's finest, but rarely bottled distilleries. They encompass all the varied tastes and flavours to be found from the Eastern coastline, to the Highland Valleys and all the way to the Western Isles. ONLY ONE BOTTLE LEFT.