Sign up to our email newsletter Be the first to know about the latest in luxury lifestyle news and travel, delivered straight to your inbox each week. Email Adress Sign up Black Bowmore DB5: Uniting Icons of Motoring and Whisky The Black Bowmore DB5 1964 unites the iconic Aston Martin with a Scotch to match. By Alex Martin | December 22 2020 The Black Bowmore DB5 by Bowmore and Aston Martin Any storied brand can trace back to a seminal moment that put it on the road to success. For both Bowmore Whisky and Aston Martin, it arrived in 1964. For Bowmore, the year marked the arrival of a steam boiler that brought an end to coal-fired production. It was the first distillation from this boiler that produced a spirit that became one of the most sought-after whiskies in the world, the Black Bowmore. For Aston Martin, 1964 was the year the DB5 car captivated audiences in the iconic James Bond film