TORONTO – Crafted with consideration over decades, Bowmore® Timeless Series is a celebration of time, but with a definitive appreciation as to how each moment comes to bear on the character of the whisky. Today, Bowmore unveils its latest addition to the Timeless Series - a rare and exquisite whisky aged 29 years, once again showcasing the dedicated creative process which sits at the heart of Bowmore.
This Timeless expression launch is in collaboration with award-winning pianist, singer and composer, Hania Rani, who was truly captivated by the remarkable spirit of Bowmore's home of Islay during her visit. Hania’s trip to Islay provided her with the final inspiration to complete ‘The Boat,’ a piece of original all-encompassing musical art forged from components shaped by her diverse experiences and recent time on Islay.
Bowmore Timeless Series is a collection of aged whiskies showcasing the intentional creation process which enables new flavours to reveal themselves as the spirit matures over time. Created from a combination of exceptional Sherry-seasoned European oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak barrels filled in 1991 and 1992, the limited-edition Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old promises true multidimensionality. With a cask strength of 53.7 per cent and a flavour profile of dark fruits akin to sherry-soaked raisins, cocoa, bitter orange, cherry blossom and liquorice - the intense richness of this whisky is paramount. The immersion on the palate is rich and layered, again reflecting a depth of sweetness contrasted with peat and sea salt flavours. Calum Fraser, Master Blender, said, “We are pleased to introduce a very special and rare single malt as part of Bowmore Timeless Series which we believe captures the essence of time beautifully and showcases how special aged Bowmore truly is. We purposefully strive for more character by harnessing the optimal conditions and protecting the precise processes used to ensure that we bring bold flavours to the front. Timeless 29 Year Old is testament to the fact that our spirit ages like no other and keeps delivering breadth and depth of flavour as it matures.”
Inspired by the classic hourglass shape, the expression is housed in a distinctive black box. Inside the bottle sits alongside an hourglass, which once turned allows nature’s gravity to release the grains of sand into the base of the hourglass giving three precious minutes to enjoy the nose of this beautifully balanced sensorial masterpiece that has taken decades to perfect.
The sensorial masterpiece is further brought to life through the mesmerizing music of Hania Rani. The collaboration creates a rich and immersive moment. Together with the virtuoso composer, Bowmore explores the complex and multi-layered world of single malt whisky, alongside that of Hania’s artistic vision. Reflective of Bowmore’s expressive character, music too is the composition of many aspects of sound, carefully and skilfully blended to create harmony which genuinely thrills the senses and enriches the soul, just like every drop of Bowmore’s expressive single malt. A classically trained pianist born in Poland, Hania now works within the realms of the neo-classical genre, improvising and composing her own music as her own way of communication, and the complete interpretation of her art. The distinctive richness and diversity of her references set her apart and make her far more than a musician.
Commenting on her experience on Islay, Hania Rani, said, “Nature is central to my inspiration and being on Islay really amplified my own sense of natural connection. There is something about Bowmore because it comes from Islay, rooted in the land shaped by nature, which perfectly represents The Boat. Listening to the song, you are transported to another place as you forget about the passage of time and become immersed in the moment.”
The resulting exclusive musical composition, titled The Boat, sets the tone for an intriguingly immersive journey of captivation, calling on the rich natural beauty of Islay and uniting it with the utmost multi-sensorial collaboration. Visually realized through an intensely personal film, Hania’s own complexly expressive nature comes together with Bowmore to unite the worlds of music and whisky in a refreshing and mesmerizing way.
The Bowmore Timeless Series is a compelling and immersive whisky experience built around their expressive character and the creative flair of Hania Rani, paying homage to this dynamic and captivating collaboration. Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old is limited edition with just 3,000 bottles available globally. Priced at $4,250 CAD and available for purchase across Canada as of this month in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
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For more information, please contact PRAXIS:
Lindsay Craven, Account Manager, lindsay@praxispr.ca 416-700-9579
Natalie Banaszak, Account Executive, natalie@praxispr.ca 416-892-9607
Notes To Editors:
Tasting notes
Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old
COLOUR: Old oak
NOSE: Intense dark fruits of sherry-soaked raisins and sultanas, Muscovado sugar with cocoa nibs, a touch of bitter orange marmalade, Christmas spices and a hint of menthol. Extremely complex with notes of cherry blossom, maraschino cherries, liquorice, and delicate citrus fruits are apparent.
TASTE: Rich and complex, warming peat character with notable hints of fruitcake and cocoa with a hint of sea salt.
FINISH: Mouth warming followed by peat drying and salt on the lips with a long lasting finish.
RRP: $4,250 CAD
ABOUT BOWMORE®
For over 240 years, the Bowmore Distillery has been capturing the essence of Islay from the shores of its remote island home. Shaped by centuries of skill and tradition, Bowmore’s single malt harnesses the power of this time in every single drop, defined by the past and savoured in the present.
Time is defining at Bowmore® and we tirelessly harness the power of time to shape our whiskies. Our distillery’s adherence to traditional production methods helps to shape the character of our fruity and smoky single malts. Today, we are amongst one of a few distilleries which still produces its own floor malted barley, hand-turned by a traditional wooden malt shovel and hand drawn machinery. Water for the whiskies is specially drawn from the Laggan River, with its rich peaty overtones – the same Islay peat that fires the malt-drying kiln.
Bowmore® Distillery's proximity to the sea is also vital in determining the final character of its spirit and gives a hint of sea air to the character. The legendary Bowmore® No. 1 Vaults is where most of the whiskies spend their long lives resting quietly in the cool, dark, damp cellars below sea level, oblivious to the waves thrashing the vault's sea-facing wall.
Matured in oak casks, previously used for bourbon, sherry, or claret, over time developing rich and mellow flavours until the expertise of our whisky makers deems them ready for bottling. It is this combination of peat, barley, sea breeze, water, wood, people, and tradition that makes Bowmore the exceptional single malt it is today.
Time is marked on each and every bottle of Bowmore, proudly and boldly as a marker of where and when each one’s journey began. This is our story of time. This is Bowmore; the Art of Time since 1779.
ABOUT BEAM SUNTORY
As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires the brilliance of life by delivering great consumer experiences through its world-class portfolio of brands. Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam®, Maker’s Mark®, Basil Hayden® and Knob Creek® bourbons; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™; and leading Scotch brands including Teacher’s, Laphroaig® and Bowmore®, Beam Suntory also produces leading brands such as Courvoisier® cognac, Tres Generaciones®, El Tesoro® and Hornitos® tequila, Roku™ and Sipsmith® gin, Canadian Club® whisky, and is a world leader in ready-to-drink cocktails, with brands like -196 and On The Rocks™ Premium Cocktails.
A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 30 countries, one of Beam Suntory’s core values is Growing for Good and through its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, the company has committed to ambitious goals and investments to promote environmental sustainability in its operations, ensure the company has a positive impact on the communities where employees live and work, and programs to educate and inform consumers to make the right personal choices about drinking. Headquartered in New York City, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com.
ABOUT HANIA RANI
Hania Rani is an award-winning pianist, composer and singer. Her debut album “Esja”, a beguiling collection of solo piano pieces on Gondwana Records was released to international acclaim in 2019. Her follow-up sophomore album, the expansive, cinematic, “Home”, was released in 2020 and finds Rani expanding her palate: adding vocals and subtle electronics to her music. When Hania reintroduced herself this spring with “Hello”, the preliminary taster for her new album, “Ghosts”, it most likely startled many who’ve come to love her work. Otherworldly yet upbeat, its mischievous melody, eloquent Rhodes piano, sparkling synths and nimble rhythms offered little indication of the New Classical style.
Rani, who grew up in Gdansk, Poland and currently divides her time between Warsaw and Berlin, is probably still best known for Esja, its instrumental piano pieces swiftly and widely embraced during the pandemic for a palliative beauty which BBC Radio 4’s Mark Coles described as “sublime and minimalist”. Her Covid era “Live from Studio S2″ performance video has now clocked up almost 6 million views. Nonetheless, she’s always embraced broad horizons, far broader than her strict, two-decade training as a pianist might initially suggest. Alongside her classical activities, most notably award-winning collaborations with cellist Dobrawa Czocher (released via Deutsche Grammophon), not to mention her first piano concerto, “For Josima”, premiered this spring, she was for a while one half of Poland’s respected alternative pop duo Tęskno. She’s also worked with other media, releasing a ‘highlights’ reel, “Music for Film and Theatre”, in 2021, and her scores include Piotr Domalewski’s “I Never Cry”, winner of the 2020 Polish Film Festival’s Best Score award, last year’s “Venice – Infinitely Avantgarde” and, coming later this year, Amazon’s “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”. In 2022, Hania was also asked by director Susanna Fanzun to score the documentary about the artist Alberto Giacometti.
Her interests extend, too, into the realms of art: last summer, for instance, visitors to Zodiak, the Warsaw Architecture Pavilion, are encouraged to enjoy “Room for Listening”, a sound and spatial art installation, designed with architecture studio Zmir.
Hania played concerts across Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. She performed sold out shows in prestigious venues like
NOSPR in Katowice,
Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg,
Funkhaus in Berlin and
The Roundhouse in London. In 2022 Hania was invited to perform recorded live shows for
ARTE, KEXP and
Cercle. 
