Bowmore distillery
Bowmore distillery is a operating whisky distillery in Islay, Scotland. Founded 1779. Owned by Suntory.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-29
Production
The kit, where a primary source publishes it. Where a figure is missing it is because no producer publishes one — the secondary spread on distillery capacity reaches fivefold, so we would rather show nothing than pick a number.
| Own maltings | Yes |
Recent changes worth knowing
Officially not in production for the remainder of 2026 for maintenance and improvement works — a fact we found in no secondary source.
Ownership on the public record
Bowmore distillery is recorded as owned by Suntory, a group that is not registered as a UK company under that name. Any UK operating subsidiary would be registered separately.