McClelland's Islay

Great 5yr old Bowmore

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PMessinger

Date:

14th Oct 2012

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Tasting Notes by PMessinger

Peat, smoke, earthy dominate this young Bowmore Islay, strong young alcohol gives way to peat, smokey malty grain goodness. Medium slow finish.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

McClelland's

Bottling:

Islay

ABV:

40%

Colour:

Pale Gold

McClelland's Islay Great 5yr old Bowmore Reviewed on 2012-10-14T21:42:00 scoring 79/100 by PMessinger

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Comments

Benancio wrote:

@PMessinger, I'm a big Islay scotch fan. The Bowmore Legend runs about $20 here, at that price I usually have some on hand. The legend is a decent scotch, what I like is that smoked bacon flavor. The McClelland's Islay is about two dollars more. How would you compare the two?

15 October 2012 00:39

valuewhisky wrote:

FYI I've seen the folks from Morrison Bowmore on record (I can't remember where, alas) saying that they do occasionally source casks for McClelland's, so it is not safe to assume that it is always from Bowmore, though, I think that is the most common distillery.

15 October 2012 00:40