Bowmore Partners Launches 20 Year Old Captivo Collection With Design Studio Snarkitecture

Bowmore, Islay’s oldest licensed distillery, has partnered with acclaimed design practice Snarkitecture to unveil the limited-edition Bowmore Captivo Collection.

The Captivo Collection comprises two 20-year-old single malts; the Bowmore Captivo Sherry Cask Pursuit and Bowmore Captivo Oak Voyage. 

The artwork uses a portal-like design to invite drinkers to look deeper into the provenance behind the bottle.

Travelling from New York to Islay, Snarkitecture co-founder Alex Mustonen drew inspiration from the island's natural landscape and the hidden depths of the distillery, including Bowmore No.1 Vaults, one of the world's oldest maturation warehouses.

Each whisky is said to be represented by its own portal to reflect its individual character:

• Bowmore Captivo Oak Voyage: This expression showcases the influence that time and purposefully selected oak casks have on Bowmore’s spirit, and the journey the whisky undertakes to develop its flavours locked within the wood.    
  
  This expression has maturated for two decades in American oak ex-Bourbon casks and finally aged in American oak Oloroso sherry butts, to optimise richness and complexity.
  
  The whisky promises notes of dark cherry, candied orange, and Manuka honey, with a lesser expected touch of cool eucalyptus and toasted oak. The finish should present smooth vanilla sweetness and a whisper of campfire smoke.
  
  
• Bowmore Captivo Sherry Cask Pursuit: A global travel retail exclusive, this expression is said to offer new dimensions of flavour with the influence of Spain, evoking the sense of adventure to bodegas and back to Islay. 
  
  This expression has matured in Spanish oak Oloroso sherry and American oak ex-bourbon casks, with an Oloroso sherry hogshead finish. The brand promises tropical fruit and cracked black pepper notes, balanced by soft oak and smoked toffee, with a lingering finish of sweet peat smoke and a touch of charred mango.

The Bowmore Captivo Collection Oak Voyage is bottled at 50.8% ABV and has an MSRP of $360 USD. The Bowmore Captivo Collection Sherry Cask Pursuit is bottled at 51.8% ABV with an MSRP of $380 USD.

Both are now available on the bowmore website. The Oak Voyage will be available in Harrods in the UK from 1st September, followed by the US, Asia, Northern Europe and Canada, with Sherry Cask Pursuit available in select global travel retail later this year.

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