Morrison
Bowmore Distillers celebrates
award-winning year further underpinning
its vision of becoming the Single Malt
specialist.
 Morrison Bowmore Distillers has further
exemplified its company vision as the
Single Malt Specialist, by winning a
series of prestigious industry awards
for its spirits this year.
The Glasgow-based company is the
producer of four major brands of Single
Malt Scotch Whiskies – Auchentoshan,
Bowmore, Glen Garioch and McClelland’s –
and possesses over 200 years of whisky
making experience combined. This year,
these exceptional whiskies have won the
following awards:
World Whiskies Awards:
- Best Islay – Bowmore Maltman’s
Selection
- Best Lowland – Auchentoshan 1999
Wine Matured
- Best Highland (12 Years Old &
under) – Glen Garioch 12 Years Old
San Francisco World Spirits:
- Double Gold – Auchentoshan Three
Wood
- Double Gold – Glen Garioch
Founders Reserve
- Gold – Bowmore 12 Years Old
The Spirits Business Scotch Whisky
Masters:
- Masters Islay Single Malt –
Bowmore Small Batch Reserve (The top award for this new
expression released in April 2012)
- Gold Islay Single Malt – Bowmore
12 Years Old
- Gold Islay Single Malt – Bowmore
15 Years Old ‘Darkest’
Since leaving the blended scotch
market in 2006, Morrison Bowmore
Distillers has focused solely on the
development of its world class Single
Malt brands. As a close-knit company of
only 200 individuals, the company is
passionate about all aspects of Single
Malt production, from investing in the
best quality wood, to quality control,
to its globally sought-after limited
editions portfolio. The strategy has
seen the firm invest £5.4m in an
ambitious project to upgrade and expand
its Glasgow based bottling, blending and
office facilities.
 The idea of maintenance of traditional
values and innovation in the marketplace
is also directly behind the creation of
its new corporate logo, which sees them
rebrand as MBD to clarify their desire
to be seen as The Single Malt
Specialist. The copper still signifies
its adherence to time-honoured
traditions yet the overall logo retains
a contemporary look and feel.
As further evidence of the company’s
confidence in the Single Malt market,
they have repackaged and extended the
Bowmore and McClellands ranges as well
as launching a new range of
Auchentoshan, Scotland’s only triple
distilled Single Malt, exclusively for
the global travel retail market. All
done in the first half of 2012.
Mike Keiller, CEO of Morrison Bowmore
Distillers, comments: "We're delighted
to have received these awards and proud
that the fruits of our labour have been
internationally recognised. We're a
small company, with a dedicated team who
give our all to realise our vision of
being the Single Malt specialist. As
anyone in the industry will understand,
Single Malt production requires care and
patience, and the investment we're
putting in is reaping its rewards." |
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