Intertrade was established in Italy in the early 1980s by Nadi Fiori, the owner of the Taverna degli Artisti bar in Rimini. The company was a collaboration with beer distributors, the Turatello Brothers, and the Intertrade name appears on Fiori's bottlings up to around 1989. Fiori selected his whiskies from the Gordon & MacPhail catalogue, but as a collector himself, and a contemporary of his fellow connoisseur countrymen, Silvano Samaroli and Ernesto Mainardi, he knew the importance striking label designs and requested many of his bottlings at cask strength. Whether under the Intertrade, Turatello or High Spirits banner, Fiori's bottlings are some of the most sought after on the market.

This is a rare vintage Bowmore, distilled 8th February 1965 and bottled in November 1985 for Intertrade by Gordon & MacPhail.

Islay’s oldest working distillery, Bowmore was established in 1779 and is now regarded as one of the most popular malts not only on Islay, but in the whole of Scotland. The distillery was acquired by Stanley P. Morrison in 1963, ushering in an era of iconic single malts, including the legendary Black Bowmore, credited by many as the genesis of whisky collecting, bottled in 1993. The distillery was bought under the control Suntory the year after (they had been stakeholders since 1989), and it remains one of the most collectible brands in Scotch whisky today. Bowmore is one of the few remaining Scottish distilleries to use its own floor maltings, providing them with 40% of their requirements. The unique microclimate in their iconic No.1 vaults shares very little with the angels, meaning casks are readily available for independent labels like this, many of which are spectacular.

Great profile, especially on the nose it is one of those great old fruity Bowmores with this mix of austere fruitiness, grapefruit and whiffs of smoke, on the palate it is unfortunately little bit weak, probably lost a bit of power over the years, but still great complexity and fruitiness - overall fantastic! Nose - 95 Intense, citrusy, grapefruity, austere notes, brown sugar, hints of vanilla, whiffs of peat and smoke, cigar tobacco, herbs, honey, crystallized orange, lemon peel, jam, little metallic and hints of OBE - superb! Taste - 94 Oily, fruity, good sweetness, candied oranges, honey, tobacco, little vanilla sugar, finest sherry wood, hints of peat and smoke, some grapefruit peel, orange peel, little herbs - excellent! Finish - 93 Medium long, warm, fruity, little zesty, citrusy, some herbs - great!

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