Uncharted Whisky - One Way Or Another - Bowmore 11 Year Single Malt Scotch

UNCHARTED WHISKY CO. "ONE WAY OR ANOTHER" BOWMORE 11 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel · Cask UC067 · Distilled June 2015 · Bottled August 2026 · Cask Strength · 565 Bottles Region Islay Distillery Bowmore Age 11 Years ABV 54.1% Cask 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel Outturn 565 Bottles Uncharted Whisky Co. ISLAY PEAT THROUGH A BOURBON LENS Bowmore sits on the shores of Loch Indaal in the heart of Islay, and it has been making whisky since 1779. That makes it one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. Its spirit carries the island's signature peat smoke, but with a rounder, more maritime character than the heavy hitters on Islay's south coast. Uncharted's "One Way Or Another" takes that Bowmore spirit and lets a first fill ex-Jim Beam bourbon barrel shape it for 11 years. No sherry influence, no wine cask finish. Just Islay spirit and American oak. The bourbon barrel amplifies the cereal sweetness and honey while the Bowmore peat stays present underneath: salty, coastal, never overpowering. This is minimal intervention whisky. Uncharted bottled cask UC067 at natural cask strength with no colouring and no chill filtration. The natural variation in colour, flavour, and strength is the whole point. What the cask gave, the bottle keeps. Distilled on June 27, 2015 and bottled in August 2026. 565 bottles from a single first fill bourbon barrel. This is Bowmore stripped back to its essentials: salt, cereal sweetness, honey, gentle peat, and oak. Distillery Profile: Bowmore Founded 1779 on the shores of Loch Indaal, Islay. One of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries. Bowmore's No. 1 Vaults is the oldest maturation warehouse in Scotland, sitting partially below sea level. Lightly to moderately peated spirit with a distinctive maritime, floral character that sets it apart from Islay's heavier peated distilleries. One of only a handful of Scottish distilleries that still operates its own floor maltings. Cask Profile: 1st Fill Ex-Jim Beam Bourbon Barrel A first fill bourbon barrel previously used at Jim Beam in Kentucky. The first fill means this oak had maximum flavour to give: vanilla, honey, caramel, and toasted grain. Bourbon barrels are smaller than hogsheads (roughly 200 litres), giving a solid wood-to-spirit ratio over 11 years. The American oak pulls Bowmore's naturally peaty spirit toward sweetness and cereal, creating a balance between Islay smoke and bourbon-barrel warmth. Tasting Notes Nose Salty peat, sugary breakfast cereal, icing sugar and a touch of wood at the back end Palate Bright and salty. Cereals persist driving the flavour profile as opposed to fruit driven whiskies. This starts sugary sweet before drying out to tingling oak and spice with a generous honey note and texture. Finish The sugar sweet fades to oak and delicate smoke leaving a satisfying warmth in the mouth and chest. Bowmore at 11 years, cask strength from a first fill bourbon barrel. Salt, cereal, honey, and a thread of Islay peat smoke. Minimal intervention. Cask UC067. Specification Details Brand Uncharted Whisky Co. Release Name One Way Or Another Distillery Bowmore (Islay, Scotland) Style Single Malt Scotch Whisky Region Islay Age 11 Years ABV 54.1% (Cask Strength) Volume 700 ml Maturation 1st Fill Ex-Jim Beam Bourbon Barrel Cask Reference UC067 Distilled June 27, 2015 Bottled August 2026 Outturn 565 Bottles Non-Chill Filtered Yes Natural Colour Yes Estimated Arrival November 2026 The Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments Single Cask: Every bottle from cask UC067. One cask, one bottling. True Cask Strength: Bottled at 54.1%, exactly as it came from the wood. Natural Colour & Non-Chill Filtered: Nothing added, nothing taken away.