Bowmore 1980 Independent Bottling

Master of Malt Single Cask Bowmore 26 Year Old

Nose: hmmm… what’s this? It’s not soapy Bowmore, but it’s not like their regular stuff either. Very candied, with some marshmallow and cherry fruit gums. Hey, I like this, although it’s still faintly floral and I wouldn’t possibly recognize this as a Bowmore. Soft vanilla / white chocolate underneath. With a drop of water it becomes very lightly...

Score 85/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each. Nose: There is the unmistakeably Islay hit of smoked eel, seaweed and medicine, however unlike some of Bowmore's famous Islay cousins such as Ardbeg and Laphroaig, there seems to be a sweeter approach here, more of a candied smoked eel, or an apricot flavour Strepsil. (2.0) Taste:...

Score 85/100

Bowmore Adelphi 1996 19 Year Old Bowmore

Adelphi Bowmore, 19 years old, distilled in 1996, refill sherry cask, 214 bottles from the cask at 57.2% abv. Adelphi, where do you start? One of my favorite bottlers, I've never had a bad bottle from them, even a ok bottle from them. Everything I've tried from them has been stellar. To say I'm a bit of a fan boy, doesn't quite cover it. If you...

Score 91/100

Bowmore Berry Bros. 1989

This is my favourite distllery bottled by my favourite independent bottler. 21 years old so high expectations. Nose without water is slightly bitter with some sweet fruit notes. Can't detect much smokiness but I find Bowmore needs to breathe more than most whiskies. So adding a touch of water and now leaving for a few mins....... Now it's more...

Score 89/100