Bowmore 10 Year Old Provident Mutual 150 yrs Ceramic

Bowmore 10 Year Old The Devil's Casks II

Eighteen months ago I was very impressed with the Bowmore Devil's Casks, which were so hyped that they sold out in no time. Prices went through the roof overnight (tripled from the original retail price of 70 EUR). Many were relieved when the second batch was announced, but unfortunately it was treated in the very same way as batch 1. So I guess I...

Score 89/100

Bowmore Legend

Last time I tried this young Bowmore, without age statement but with a strong name, was in 2010. The nose is soft on all kinds of citrus fruit, sweetened with loads of karamel and a lost litchi. The smoke development is soft, somewhat drowned out in the honey and sweet malt. It is nicely oily on the palate, sweet from the first sip with a lovely...

Score 80/100

Bowmore 18 Year Old

This is an interesting dram with a really nice nose and finish, but a so-so palate. Very different and unusual, but somewhat addictive with peat and dark fruit, kinda like the music of George Clinton (think Parliament or Funkadelics). When I drink it I think it is weird, but then a week or so later, I want it again. I think now I'll put on some...

Score 86/100

Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof

At 100 degrees proof (UK) you are supposed to be able to wet gunpowder with it and still light it, as a test for undiluted spirit. In my opinion, some of this gunpowder was left with the whisky. I like the nose, with more smoke than the usual Bowmore and some other things going on, but on the pallate I sensed a burned rubber undertone, that took...

Score 80/100