A. Smith Bowman Distillery

Rum labels

Bowman's Imported Rum

Bowman’s Imported Rum (us132)

83 x 115 mm (3.3" x 4.5")

Bowman's Imported Rum

Bowman’s Imported Rum (us133)

102 x 124 mm (4" x 4.9")

History

Nestled on the banks of the Rappahannock River in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues a time-honored tradition of blending choice natural ingredients with human craftsmanship and the latest technology to produce its fine line of spirits. The company was founded in 1935 on Sunset Hills Farm (known today as Reston, Virginia) by Abram Smith Bowman and his sons, Smith and Delong. Since then, it has been operated by succeeding generations of the Bowman family, making it the oldest family-owned bourbon distillery in the United States.

[Source: The Whisky Store Theresia Luening (relevant page), cited 2004]

The distillery moved from Reston to Fredericksburg in 1987.

[Source: The Whisky Portal, cited 2004]

Pictures gallery

Entrance Gate

Cask Storage

Here are full texts from the labels

us132: Bowman's Imported Rum; Product of the Virgin Islands; Imported and bottled by A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia 22408; 40% alc. by vol. (80 Proof); 0 80996 51700 3

us133: Bowman's Imported Rum; Product of the Virgin Islands; Imported and bottled by A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia 22408; 40% alc. by vol. (80 Proof)