Bowmore 1985 23 Year Old Speciality Drinks

Bowmore 12 Year Old

So on the request of michaelschout, I did a small vertical tasting of two Bowmore expressions brought to question. The first of the two I tried was the 12 year due to the fact that I found the Tempest to be both stronger (cask strength), and bigger on the nose, palate, and finish. A preface to the tasting notes: I found the Bowmore 12 year to be a...

Score 55/100

Bowmore 1991 Port Cask

Nose: Big winey notes and tannins. Sweet. Fruity as in marmalade: Think apricot. Smoke And peat that go well with the sweeter notes. Palate: Mega smoke with lots of sweetness and something I can’t quite pinpoint. The we’re off to Earthy peat. Pepper. Lots of sugary stuff and the port is well felt. Not over tannin-y but the wine casks did their...

Score 87/100

Bowmore Small Batch

Bowmore Small Batch is matured in first and second fill bourbon casks. Surprisingly light in every step of the tasting, so a mild disappointment coming from Islay. And I'm not talking about lack of peat or smoke only, felt like this Bowmore was flat, without character. That's why it literally felt like No Strings Attached, while I was sipping this...

Score 80/100

Bowmore 14 Year Old 2001 Malts of Scotland ‘46’

The previous Bowmore ‘46’ was a 12 Year Old from 2002, released last year. This bourbon cask was allowed two extra years of maturation and yielded 330 bottles. As the name of the series suggests, it is cut to a drinking strength of 46%. It is a very pale whisky. Typical though fresh nose with malt, grasses, some peat and something that reminds me...

Score 83/100