A 52-year-old classic whisky by nature of its uncommon age deserves a bit of additional effort and element. Even so, the amorphously modern expression of a decanter imagined by luxurious automotive model Aston Martin for The Bowmore stands aside for its subsequent stage design – a one-of-its-kind collector’s merchandise scheduled for public sale at Sotheby’s in London on Might twenty sixth to lift proceeds for The Bowmore Legacy fund, a mission supporting the employability, coaching, and housing wants inside the group of Bowmore, Scotland.
The futuristic arc-shaped Bowmore ARC-52: The ‘Mokume Version’ takes its title after the Japanese metalworking layering method referred to as Mokume-gane, loosely translating to “wooden grain metallic.” On this occasion the decanter designed to bottle the exceptionally aged single malt is made with carbon fiber reasonably than metallic, utilizing a course of impressed by the mokume texture. The ensuing wooden grain or layered pure rock end is meant to evoke the black rocks within the bay of Loch Indaal, residence to the Bowmore Distillery, alongside the within of the charred cask used to age the 52-year-old whisky.
Aston Martin not solely lent their aesthetic eye for superbly crafted design, but in addition introduced their expertise working with carbon fiber, a fabric used all through Aston Martin’s high-performance steady of automobiles. The vessel’s design was approached very like the British automaker’s automobiles, using the most recent 3D-printing applied sciences and handcrafted clay modeling to conjure the sculptural object.
“As makers of bespoke and exquisite objects, proportion, form, and kind, together with cautious number of colours and supplies, are extremely essential to us at Aston Martin,” says Marek Reichman, Govt Vice President & Chief Inventive Officer, Aston Martin. “And generally, nature will be the perfect of all designers. So, for inspiration of the decanter for this ingenious and particular one-off ARC-52 Mokume Version, we turned to the black rocks within the bay of Loch Indaal, residence to the Bowmore Distillery.”
Unsurprisingly such distinctive magnificence paired with the age of the whisky leads to one exceptionally priced bottle. The heady Bowmore ARC-52 Mokume Version will likely be auctioned on Might twenty sixth by Sotheby’s with an estimate of $175,000-275,000, however will likely be accompanied with the chance to get pleasure from an expertise at Bowmore Distillery and likewise get behind the wheel of the limited-edition Aston Martin DBX Bowmore Version while on Islay, a equally uncommon version of the heritage model’s ultra-luxury SUV embellished with Bowmore-themed copper inlays utilizing the warmly hued metallic sourced from the unique whisky nonetheless to accent the aspect strakes of the DBX (solely 18 have been produced on this distinctive specification).
