Bowmore Horse Trials 1996

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest

The Bowmore Tempest is slowly but surely becoming something of a legendary bottling, the first batch in particular. I tasted it at a whiskydinner two years ago, as well at batch 04 at a recent festival. But it would seem that I had not yet published any notes on the first batch, that was quite affordable at the time, around 45 EUR in 2009. The...

Score 87/100

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 12 Year Old

Founded in 1779, Bowmore was the first recorded distillery on Islay and one of the oldest in the whole of Scotland. Located on the shores of Loch Indaal which opens out into the Atlantic Ocean. They produce their own floor malted barley which is then smoked in a peat-fired kiln and stored in oak casks. This is a delightful bottle and very honest....

Score 85/100

Bowmore 14 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland, the German independent bottler, has almost 20 casks on its resumé of this Islay distillery. And it has to be said: the majority of those are absolute gems. So when I saw this bottling on the shelves, I knew I had to hurry to try it. Despite the fact that it is a sherry hogshead, it is rather pale. Refill? In the case of Bowmore,...

Score 87/100