Bowmore 1982 22 Year Old Signatory

Bowmore 18 Year Old

The reviewed sample is courtesy of @Nock. The bottle has been open for six months and is 75% full. This is a standard distillery bottling Nose: the classic Bowmore style of medium peat, somewhat to the sweet side, leather, and a little brine, comes through beautifully here Taste: the palate tilts significantly to the sweet side, but otherwise...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 14 Year Old 1981 Wilson & Morgan

This is a young old Bowmore. You’ll understand when I say that it matured for just 14 years, but was already distilled in 1981. I was 11. This has been in the bottle for over 20 years. I was able to score a sample from my Italian colleague Enrico, who own more of these golden auldies. It has a cosy dirty nose with lots of grasses, roots, machine...

Score 86/100

Bowmore Tempest 10 Year Old Batch 6

I first came across Bowmore Tempest in December 2015, when batch 5 appeared in Ontario. I was overwhelmed by its flavour, aromas, and mouthfeel. Around that time it became clear the batch 6 was available in Quebec. I jumped at the chance to arrange a trade of one batch for the other, and we exchanged sample bottles as well. Thanks to @Cricklewood...

Score 88/100

Bowmore 13 Year Old 1998 Asta Morris

While the Belgian independent botller Asta Morris just released their newest (a 9 Year Old Glenburgie, which we tasted earlier this week), let us go back to one of the very first bottlings Bert Bruyneel selected for his label. It is a 13 Year Old Bowmore from 1998. The nose is powerful and quite peaty with loads of mineral elements (damp earth,...

Score 89/100