Bowmore 9 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured

Bowmore surprises with this new release as it has an age statement of a single digit: 9 years. It was finished on sherry casks and is very friendly priced: around 35 to 40 EUR in my neck of the woods.

Sherried nose with all kinds of fruit like oranges, figs and nuts. Some burnt coffee beans and wet newspaper. Soft peat. Not very outspoken in my opinion. Kind of docile.

The body is quite alright and on the palate it turns quite maritime as well. A lot of peat and salt precede the mildly drying wood and sweet fruit. The sherry cask – very prominent on the nose – does not stand a chance on the palate. I get some tobacco and cloves, but this young malt has little else on offer.

Medium long finish, that leaves the mouth dry.

Quite a respectable dram in its own right, of course. Let us not forget how young and affordable it is. So it would be unfair to compare this one to the Darkest or Laimrig.

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