Bowmore Dusk Bordeaux Wine Cask Finish

Bowmore 11 Year Old 1998 Duncan Taylor NC²

Duncan Taylor has a series of NC² bottlings, meaning 'non chill-filtered' and 'non-coloured'. This Bowmore was distilled in 1998 and bottled as an 11 Year Old in 2010, cut to a strength of 46%. This Bowmore is sweeter than expected on the nose. Citrus is top of the bill, barely granting the ashes, peat and sea weed any of the limelight. The first...

Score 81/100

Bowmore Cask Strength

I bought a case of this expression almost a year and a half ago at my Malt Society's annual Christmas bash. It was very warmly received thanks to the cold weather and high ABV. Now I didn't think much of it back then; probably because I was too busy doing other stuff to really take notice. So tonight when I spotted a half-empty bottle at the back...

Score 90/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old

Nose: The peaty smell of a seaside clambake near a dying campfire. If you look for subtleties beyond this, you will find the light freshness of honey, hay, orange pith, and maybe--when the campfire breathes out-- french vanilla. (With time, the overall character softens to leather and orange peel.) Palate: Entrance is sour orange and a drop of...

Score 78/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old Mariner

(Caramel colouring added) Nose: Sweet wood and fruit. Prunes caramalised in brown sugar. Muscat. Polished cedar. Green apple skin. Body: Smooth Taste: Savoury. Herbal bitterness with a bit of salt. Lavender extract. Vanilla cookies. Floral smoke. Bit rough on the throat. Finish: Medium long and dry. Oak. Slight smoke. Similar green apple as was in...

Score 80/100