Bowmore No Corners to Hide blends art and headiness

Bowmore has introduced two new whiskies in the first release of Bowmore No Corners to Hide. It is an intriguing collaboration between acclaimed graphic artist Frank Quitely, who has illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics, and Bowmore’s Master Blender Ron Welsh, to create a visual and sensory masterpiece.

Taking inspiration from an ancient Islay myth, each bottle in the collaboration features exclusive designs and artwork from Frank Quitely; illustrating the story from Bowmore’s island home and embodying the artistic expression of Bowmore’s style. The limited-edition series features two stunning single malts aged 23 and 32 year old, which are exclusively available in select travel retail destinations.

The 23-Year-Old began its journey with 21 years of nurturing in ex-bourbon American oak hogsheads, to create the signature style of Bowmore. Two years of further maturation followed in Essencia barriques, which helped create a distinctive character to the whisky.

The whisky captures a hint of beeswax, a scent of incense and a struck match to transport the senses to Bowmore’s round church. Whilst sweet flavours of golden syrup, acacia honey and marzipan combine with the unmistakable subtle peat smoke, adding tingling medicinal and spice to the nose. Each bottle of the 23-Year-Old whisky is decorated with illustrations and sketches from Frank Quitely. The whisky is bottled at 51.5 percent ABV and has a deep gold colour. Only 6666 bottles of the 23-year-old whisky of Bowmore No Corners to Hide are being floated.

The 32-Year-Old captures a moment in time; a story as captivating as the myth it celebrates. It is a product of an initial 30 years of maturation in ex-bourbon American oak hogsheads, followed by two further years in Essencia barriques to bring an unusually distinctive character to the fore, again combining beeswax, incense and struck match. Evolving to Seville orange peel merged with the aromas of an old cigar box, but with sweet and floral interjections end finishing with a touch of liquorice and iodine; intriguing and ingenious in equal measure.

Each bottle of the 32-Year-Old comes complete with a signed print from Quitely, alongside original sketches and notes from the whisky making process. The whisky is bottled at 47.3 percent ABV and has a burnished gold colour. Only 666 bottles of 32-Year-Old whisky under the ambit of Bowmore No Corners to Hide is being introduced.

Bowmore No Corners to Hide whiskies are available exclusively in select global travel retail outlets, including Heathrow, Amsterdam Schipol, Dubai and Singapore Chaingi at an RSP of 400 USD for the 23-year-old and 2,995 USD for the 32-year-old.