Bowmore 1985 26 Year Old

Bowmore 12 Year Old Enigma

If you’re not a fan of Bowmore’s house style; you’ll probably hate this. If you’re not a fan of peat/sherry marriages; you’ll probably hate this. I’m sure that there are a lot of people out there who could never be fans of this whisky. Admittedly, this is a loud, obvious, uninhibited, and unsophisticated addition to the peat/sherry family. But if...

Score 82/100

Bowmore 10 Year: Dark & Intense

Bowmore is not everybody’s favorite Islay whisky. You can read many horror stories on the internet: violet or geranium notes (better off in a flower vase) and a heavy hand on artificial coloring. I bought my first Bowmore about twenty years ago in a duty-free shop. Bowmore Surf was very quaffable, light (almost thin), and even had a slightly salty...

Score 78/100

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 2000 The Ultimate Cask Strength

The Ultimate is a series of single cask bottlings from the Dutch company Van Wees. This Bowmore was distilled on 31st May 2000 and bottled on 28th March 2013, making it a few weeks shy of 13 years old. It was bottled at cask strength. The nose of this Bowmore is somewhat marred, although that may be too strong a word, by some burnt caramel. In...

Score 86/100