Bowmore 15 Year Old Darkest 2 Glass & Stopper Set

Bowmore 12 Year Old Enigma

Bowmore is the captial of Islay, but it's not at all a big place. The distillery, however, is not only the largest on the island, but also the oldest, founded in 1779. The spirit is used for the blends King Pride, Clan Roy, Black Bottle and Islay Legend. But there are of course quite a few bottlings as single malts. This expression, the 12 Year...

Score 81/100

Bowmore That Boutique-y Whisky Company batch 1

Nose: A rather bizarre nose at first.This one needs time in the glass methinks. whiffs of peat. Some botanicals: pine and salt. A little bit of dried fruit underneath sultanas and plums, not overly sweet. Palate : A tempest of smoke and ash. With quite some sherry influence here. Much more pronounced than the nose. A lot of sherry drenched...

Score 85/100

Bowmore Tempest Aged 10 Years Small Batch Release V

This one is the fifth release of their small batch, cask strength, non-chill-filtered 10 year old, matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. I always look forward to these releases! The colour is a light gold. On the nose we have lots of honey and vanilla - the cask influence is apparent, even after only 10 years. The light peat stays in the...

Score 89/100

Bowmore 2001/2012 Maltbarn

Description: matured in a ex-sherry butt for 11 solid years and bottled by the German Independent bottler Maltbarn. Nose: a straightforward deep earthy nose: we're in the garage once more with a trail of motor oil, thick black exhaust smoke and leather seats, subdued lies a layer of peat with a pinch seaweed humus. The whole is richly soaked in...

Score 85/100