THE ORIGIN OF A LEGEND 

Islay is a solitary outpost in the Atlantic - strike out West and the next landfall is America. And from the ocean come the legends of the island.

The origin of the island's name is shrouded in mystery, but stories tell of a giant Danish princess called Iula who laid stepping stones across the oceans until at last she reached Islay. Too exhausted to escape the soft sands of the beach, she was trapped and drowned, surrendering her life and her name to the island.

Since 1994 Bowmore released a nice range of Tin Boxes with various LEGENDS about the island's history.

I started to collect Tin Boxes approx. 20 years ago when I found the lovely Glenfiddich Clans-series. At the end of 2005 I had 332 different (empty) Tin Boxes from Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distilleries. And 37 from Irish Single Malt and Other Scotch Malt Whiskies. 369 in total. In November 2005 I sold my collection, but -most obviously- kept all the beautiful "Legends" BOWMORE TINS. On these pages you'll find all these fantastic Tins and you can read the stories about the mysterious LEGENDS.

At the moment I have a small collection of 31 Bowmore Tin Boxes:

18 x Bowmore Legend (13 x old design + 4 x new design + 1 x new square design)

08 x Bowmore Aged 8 Years (Italian versions of the Legend)

05 x Bowmore Aged 12 Years (2 x old design + 3 x new design)