Bowmore vs Bruichladdich
Islay without the assumption that Islay means peat. One is the island’s oldest working distillery, the other built its modern reputation on unpeated bottlings.
Bowmore
Islay's oldest distillery, elegance in mid-smoke
Full profile →Bruichladdich
Unpeated rebel, terroir evangelist, Octomore's home
Full profile →- Founded
- 17791881
- Region
- IslayIslay
- Signature bottling
- Bowmore 12The Classic Laddie
- House style
- Medium peat with tropical fruit, chocolate and coastal salinity.Floral, barley-forward and unpeated — with Octomore as the peated extreme.
- Core range
- Bowmore 12 · Bowmore 15 · Bowmore 18The Classic Laddie · Islay Barley · Octomore
Every figure above is read from the Atlas entry for each, so this page stays in step with them.