Bowmore 1974 24 Year Old Cask #2108 First Cask

Bowmore 21yo AD Rattray Oloroso

Once upon a time I went to a tasting and this was the last whisky of the evening. a Cask strength 21 year old Bowmore, bottled by AD Rattray, matured in a first fill Oloroso sherry butt. Only 547 bottles were released and this was from cask nr 2063 We were told to take a big gulp and twirl it around like mouthwater. I remember getting tears in my...

Score 98/100

Bowmore Dusk Bordeaux Wine Cask Finish

This cask strength Bowmore got a Bordeaux wine finish, giving it a somewhat red sheen in the glass. It's only slighty peaty and reminds me somehow of bacon. The smoked meat dominates the nose and the wait for the sweet touches is too long. It took the better part of ten minutes for the fruits to come out. I only recognized apricot. Worth the...

Score 79/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

A reviewer needs to be honest, even when that means attesting to an experience at variance with those of others. As an Apostle of the message of the large degree of batch variation present in many whiskies I never find it strange that the same whisk(e)y can taste great from one bottle and horrid from the next, or that a brand with which one has...

Score 89/100

Bowmore 1989 16 Year Old Bourbon Cask

A pale malt as befits the cask type used. I remember being very keen to obtain this bottle, but now I’m not sure why. The aromas are strong, plenty of smoke with a medicinal peaty element, some seaweed is evident along with a herby whiff which I think is thyme. Plenty of attack, although I’m loath to dilute at this percentage. I persevere to find...

Score 87/100