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Bowmore Distillery
Scotland
About Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore (/boʊˈmɔːr/ boh-MOR) is a distillery that produces Scotch whisky on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland. It is said to have been established in 1779 and is the oldest running distillery on Islay. The distillery is owned by Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd, a holding companyowned by Beam Suntory, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational drinks conglomerate Suntory.