Bowmore 12 Year Old Half Bottle

Bowmore 2001/2013 12 Year Old 'The Whisky Agency' Liquid Library

sample from a friend Nose: Delightfully on petrol and putty at first, though this turns to waxy lemon, pepper, and a touch of earthy peat. A smidge of creamy vanilla. The peat gets a really nice truffle quality. A sing;e drop of sea water, and again more touches of plastic. Crushed grapeseed and linseed oil. Just a bit of volatility and verve to...

Score 90/100

Bowmore 21 Year for QV.ID

QV.ID, a Belgian retailer, already worked it’s way into the spotlight with prior bottlings under their own label. The first was a 27 Year Old Caol Ila (I’ll be tasting that one very soon), the second a 28 Year Old Port Ellen (which I’m very much looking forward too, especially given the fact that it’s already becoming the stuff of legend, it would...

Score 87/100

Bowmore Cask Strength

Again a succesful story at my local liquor store. One whole liter of Cask Strength Bowmore for a very good price. Bought it spontaneously without knowing anything about it. Nose: Without water it's a bit alcoholic, but not unapproachable. Pipe tobacco smoke, dirty peat, beach foam, yeast, candlewax, fertilizer, resin and raisins, elegant musky...

Score 90/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

This has been my Christmas Staple whisky for the last few years so I know it well. Hence, it has been sat in the glass for an hour before I've even gone near it - Bowmore needs to breathe more than most. Also, I know the official tasting notes almost by heart so in the interests of impartiality and honesty, I'm trying to blank them out as I taste...

Score 83/100