Bowmore Legend of the Sea Dragon 8 Years Limited Edition Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40.0% Vol. - rare old bottling from the year 2003 of Bowmore's limited Legend series with age indication for the Italian market!
Rare old bottling of a Bowmore Legend of the Sea Dragon limited Edition Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky and the 10th release from 2003 for the Italian market with age indication on the bottle and metal tin. This limited edition of the Bowmore Legend was presented by Bowmore in the years 1994 to 2006 in a total of 13 issues with yearly changing motifs in relief print in a metal-tin on the market. On the elaborately designed and embossed metal tins, a legend of Islay Island was presented in English or Italian. The limited bottlings were available for the international and nowadays very rarely found versions for the Italian market, which had a different design and included bottles with the age indication (8 years) of the Bowmore Legend.
Today almost all versions from this limited edition with the decorative tin are rarely found and the most popular bottlings among collectors.
The Story of the Sea Dragon:
Legend has it that the greatest Scottish warrior of all, Fionn mac Cumhaill - also known as Fingal - was walking across Islay with his two massive hounds: Bran and Seeolang. Fionn, who was possessed of supernatural powers and superhuman strength, hoisted a large standing stone and threw it half-way across the island - into the depths of Loch Indaal - for his dogs to fetch back. The splash made by the stone stirred the dark sands at the bottom of the Loch, and with them stirred from his thousand year sleep the sleeping form of the sea-dragon Kranna Dubh.
Kranna surged up from the depths and swam to the shore at Bowmore to meet with Fionn in combat. A fierce battle ensued, ending with Kranna lurching back into the loch, mortally wounded by Fionn's magical sword, Mac a'Luin, his dark blood seeping into the waters. It is said that when the sun sets, Loch Indaal turns red with his blood - and that local mothers scold their children severely, if ever they catch them pitching stones into the Loch.
- Colour: light gold
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Islay / Location: Rothes
- Vintage: 1994/1995
- Age: 8 Years
- Year bottled: 2003
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Casks
- Alcohol ABV% 40.0
- Bottling Series: Legend Limited Edition - 10th Release 2003 for Italy
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- Label: Seagull-Label with 2 icons backlabel
- chill filtered / coloured
- Packaging with tin (tin with small dents, pressed in at the bottom)
- Producer/Importer: Morrisons Bowmore Distillery, Bowmore, Islay, PA43 7JS, Scotland / S.I.L. V. A. Srl., Milano - Italy
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, number unknown - very rare collector´s whisky!
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