Bowmore 11 Year Old Duthies

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

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

Nose: The heavy sherry signature in this dram is no surprise. It wafts up from the glass like mist from the Garden of Eden, along with a more complex fruitiness belying dates, figs, and allspice. Palate: Sherry again, along with sea salt and caramel, toasted malt, nougat, wood that does not exactly taste like the usual oak. I'm getting resin that...

Score 85/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old

Nose: slightly sharp, fragrant smoke. Somewhat reminiscent of burnt paper. Vague, lemony sweetness underneath. A bit of black cherry. Taste: a thin mouthfeel leads into sweetly smoky flavours. A funkiness unique to Bowmore, that burnt wood/burnt paper note. Something ever so slightly off-putting, hard to put my finger on. Finish: Smoky dryness. ...

Score 79/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old 2000 Golden Cask

Golden Cask is a series from House of MacDuff, a somewhat lesser known (to me) bottler. I previously tried a good Ardmore from owner John McDougal. This Bowmore may be 15 years old, the ABV is still a whopping 58,5%. So I will keep some water nearby. The nose is surprisingly soft and shows barely any fruit. What I do get is fish oil, vanilla and...

Score 85/100