Bowmore 8 Year Old 2001 Adelphi

Bowmore 14 Year Old 2001 Malts of Scotland ‘46’

The previous Bowmore ‘46’ was a 12 Year Old from 2002, released last year. This bourbon cask was allowed two extra years of maturation and yielded 330 bottles. As the name of the series suggests, it is cut to a drinking strength of 46%. It is a very pale whisky. Typical though fresh nose with malt, grasses, some peat and something that reminds me...

Score 83/100

SMWS 3.158 - Counterpoint and cadenza

I approached this one with slightly less excitement than I usually do with an SMWS bottling – I haven't been overwhelmed by the Bowmore whisky I've tried in the past. When it comes to Islay I love Ardbeg and Laphroaigof course, and I adore Caol Ila, but Bowmore has yet to grab me. To this whisky's credit I was pleasantly surprised – its not the...

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 26 Year Old (Master of Malt)

The nose is on fruit and parma violets, notes of liqueur cherries, gentle smoke, general candied fruits. The palate is fruity, tuck shop sweets; parma violets, white chocolate and sherbet. There are floral notes too. The finish is long and floral with perfume and more sweets!

Score 95/100