Bowmore 21 Year Old Bottled Early 1990's

Bowmore 15 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

Ah… Feis Ile, the Music & Malt Festival on Islay… a dream for collectors, for every distillery obviously has a special bottling for this occasion. In 2018 Bowmore launched this 15 years old malt on first fill oloroso, which explains the dark color. I poured it at my own Feis Ile tasting in Ghent on the 24th May 2019, which was actually the day...

Score 86/100

Bowmore 18 Year Old

This is the last of the Trio. This one had only about 10-12 cc left so I poured a very few ccs into my glencairn. The nose gave me an initial hint of something interesting but was gone before I could grasp it. Almost like a sweet pink or violet coloured rose. nothing else The palate, neat, is thin, with a sweetness to it, not unpleasant. But very...

Score 61/100

Bowmore Legend

This Bowmore Legend did not get an age stetement, but the resounding name 'Legend' makes your expectations rise. But to no avail, I'm afraid. You would expect some peat, obviously, cause this is Islay after all, but I also smell smoked ham, rubber, wet carton boxes and even a horse's tail. It has a nice mouthfeel and is rather oily, tasting of...

Score 77/100

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