Bowmore reviews

This is a young old Bowmore. You’ll understand when I say that it matured for just 14 years, but was already distilled in 1981. I was 11. This has been in the bottle for over 20 years. I was able to…

Nose: mmm cherry Twizzlers, sherry, honey, roses, soft leather notes, a hint of milk chocolate. This is has a very nice nose, not at all overwhelmed by the high abv.Neat: ah, nuts. Nice balanced mouth…

Nose: honeycomb, anise, cherry chapstick, waxPalate (neat): thin but slightly waxy mouthfeel. Easy to drink, no burn as it goes down. Actually kinda tastes like cherry chapstick too (not really a good…

Nose: A true Islay, it features quite some smoke and peat, with a gentle sea-sprat quality, citrus fruit (mostly lemons), and a hint of tar, and lots of creamy vanilla as well, more smoke and some ash…

I'm used to Islay malts (which I love), but I had an awkward feeling with this one at first taste. Very complex (fruit, smoke) nose, but a disappointing taste, very weak. Light grapefruit, some lingering…

I previously tried the 13 year old Maltmen’s Selection and the 14 year old Mashmen’s Selection, both outstanding drams. When I visited the Bowmore Distillery in September 2017, this new distillery exc…

The No 1 Vaults at Bowmore are legendary. I visited the warehouse myself in September 2017. Well worth a visit. This release is named for said warehouse, which lies at the shores of Loch Indaal. It does…

The Bowmore No. 1 should be seen as the new entry level malt. It is friendly priced, bottled at drinking strength and easy to find. No age statement, but I guess that is no longer an issue, or is it? It…

Bowmore Tempest was first released in 2009. It is matured exclusively in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at cask strength. This review looks at batch no. 3 that was released in 2011.The nose…

This is a long post but it's to compare both batches. I had the opportunity last year to trade a bottle of Tempest batch VI for a V  with @Nozinan through the kindest of whisky mules @Robert99. It was…