Bowmore 1995 11 Year Old Viognier Condrieu Guigal Finish Murray McDavid

Bowmore 21 Year Old Masters Selection

At the end of last year, Bowmore entered into a partnership with Aston Martin, the well-known British car brand. The series consists of a 10-year-old in a green box, a 15-year-old in a white box and an 18-year-old in a blue box and then this 21-year-old Masters Selection in a luxury package. Looks good and may taste fine, but when the original...

Score 88/100

Bowmore Legend

This is probably as good a peaty malt as you'll find. I was turned off at first -- too abrasive, too briny. But midway through the bottle I was ready to taste it's rough-around-the-edges charm. The nose is only mildly peaty, I'd say, with a green apple crispness and lots of wood. Palate is creamier than you'd expect, with sweet notes of...

Score 71/100

Bowmore 18 Year Old 2002 Wu Dram Clan

Well, well, this whisky was only launched this year and already it has all the hallmarks of a future classic and is hence nowhere to be found – unless you are willing to pay a small fortune. I was lucky enough to get a sample from my Dutch buddy Marcel. It’s quite the classic though: an 18 years old Bowmore that matured on a bourbon cask. So,...

Score 88/100

Bowmore Small Batch

Bowmore Small Batch was initially launched in 2012 under the name “Small Batch Reserve” but was renamed “Small Batch” one year later. It is entirely matured in first-fill and second-fill ex-bourbon casks and appears to be vatted in limited quantities; however I could not find any batch number on my bottle. The nose is lightly smoky, with plenty of...

Score 85/100