Bowmore ARC-52 ?Mokume Edition? Distills the Spirit of Aston Martin Automotive Design
The same material used for the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar tops the exceptionally rare decanter of 52-year-old Bowmore ARC-52 vintage whisky.
A 52-year-old vintage whisky by nature of its rare age deserves a bit of extra effort and detail. Even so, the amorphously contemporary expression of a decanter imagined by luxury automotive brand Aston Martin for The Bowmore stands apart for its next level design ? a one-of-its-kind collector?s item scheduled for auction at Sotheby?s in London on May 26th to raise proceeds for The Bowmore Legacy fund, a project supporting the employability, training, and housing needs within the community of Bowmore, Scotland.
The futuristic arc-shaped Bowmore ARC-52: The ?Mokume Edition? takes its name after the Japanese metalworking layering technique known as Mokume-gane, loosely translating to “wood grain metal.” In this instance the decanter designed to bottle the exceptionally aged single malt is made with carbon fiber rather than metal, using a process inspired by the mokume texture. The resulting wood grain or layered natural rock finish is intended to evoke the black rocks in the bay of Loch Indaal, home to the Bowmore Distillery, alongside the inside of the charred cask used to age the 52-year-old whisky.
Aston Martin not only lent their aesthetic eye for beautifully crafted design, but also brought their experience working with carbon fiber, a material used throughout Aston Martin?s high-performance stable of v...
A 52-year-old vintage whisky by nature of its rare age deserves a bit of extra effort and detail. Even so, the amorphously contemporary expression of a decanter imagined by luxury automotive brand Aston Martin for The Bowmore stands apart for its next level design ? a one-of-its-kind collector?s item scheduled for auction at Sotheby?s in London on May 26th to raise proceeds for The Bowmore Legacy fund, a project supporting the employability, training, and housing needs within the community of Bowmore, Scotland.
The futuristic arc-shaped Bowmore ARC-52: The ?Mokume Edition? takes its name after the Japanese metalworking layering technique known as Mokume-gane, loosely translating to “wood grain metal.” In this instance the decanter designed to bottle the exceptionally aged single malt is made with carbon fiber rather than metal, using a process inspired by the mokume texture. The resulting wood grain or layered natural rock finish is intended to evoke the black rocks in the bay of Loch Indaal, home to the Bowmore Distillery, alongside the inside of the charred cask used to age the 52-year-old whisky.
Aston Martin not only lent their aesthetic eye for beautifully crafted design, but also brought their experience working with carbon fiber, a material used throughout Aston Martin?s high-performance stable of v...
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