Bowmore 1991 11 Year Old Acorn

Bowmore 13 Year Old 1995 Maltmen’s Selection

On 13 July 1995 five sherry butts (#1551-52-53 & 59-60) were filled with new make that, 13 years later, after a marriage, were filled into no less than 3.000 bottles of this Maltmen’s Selection in the Bowmore Craftsmen’s Collection. Each will set you back about 300 EUR. It has a very dark color. This is what I call a deep, dry sherry nose with...

Score 90/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest

This is in our Islay tasting. I thought we were getting the batch 2 tempest, but a case of the batch 1 turned up instead. We had tasted the batch 1 at last years festival and loved it, so decided to keep it! I've not tried the batch 2, but have heard its lighter and less peaty. Batch 1 is for me a fantastic mix of peat and parma violets. Tony...

Score 95/100

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

Bowmore 22 Year Old 1989 Malts of Scotland

Yet another Bowmore. But then, can you ever have enough? Bow more, I say. This is a 22 Year Old, recently bottled by Malts of Scotland. The nose transports you to the rocky coast of Islay with its typical seaweed and soft, sweet peat. It smells rather fatty. Farmer’s butter. Citrus, banana and toffee make it nicely sweet. After a while, I even get...

Score 88/100