Bowmore 1999 Bottled 2010 Cask #800348

Bowmore 12 Year Old

Had a tasting with several friends last night and decided to give the Bowmore range a go. We tried the 12 Year Old first. The nose is filled with peat (obviously), but also citrus and some honey. My friend suprised me a bit when he said he smelled fingerpaint... Diluted with a bit of water, I felt the nose became a lot more complex and impressive....

Score 80/100

Bowmore 11 Year Old 1998 Jack Wiebers Prenzlow

Alfred Prenzlow is an artist living in Leverkusen (Germany), who became famous for his paintings and sketches of everything to do with whisky. In the Prenzlow Portfolio Collection, released by Jack Wiebers, are four Islay whiskies: a Bruichladdich, a Bunnahabhain, an Ardbeg and this Bowmore from 1998. The nose starts off immediately very...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 25 Year Old 1994 Adelphi

Adelphi, the independent bottler who has recently also released its very first single malt – Ardnamurchan – bottled this old Bowmore. It’s a refill sherry cask that was filled in 1994 and then matured for a quarter century, yielding just shy of 500 bottles at just over 54% with a color that already makes me smile. Ah, a dark and sweet nose with...

Score 88/100

Bowmore Black Rock

Bowmore Black Rock was released in 2014 as travel retail exclusive expression. It was matured in both ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks and is named after Blackrock, a large rock that is located in Loch Indaal and that can be seen from the distillery. The nose is sweet and slightly rubbery. Notes of sherry are right up front, followed by cinnamon,...

Score 79/100