Bowmore 1989 23 Year Old Port Cask Matured

Bowmore 12 Year Old 2000 The Whisky Mercenary

I have met Jürgen Vromans a couple of time, always a helping hand at whisky festivals. Perhaps that is where he discovered his love for independent bottlers? So he started doing it himself. He just released his fourth whisky (which I will try later this week) so I thought I would give them all a go. They are bottled under the Whisky Mercenary...

Score 86/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

I tried this Islay Malt at one of my favorite bars this evening and it reminded me of Highland Park 12, and maybe even a tad better. Just one more example of the perfect blend of sweet and smoke. Then I came home and looked up the price. Yikes! It costs about 50% more. Gosh, it's tough having expensive tastes! I rated at one point below my...

Score 87/100

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 18 Year Old

I think Bowmore is a dependable distillery with some solid expressions (Tempest Batch 2) and some not-so-solid expressions (Mariner & Enigma). And that's what makes a distillery exciting and human, in my opinion. So when I uncorked the 18 year old I had no idea what to expect. The nose is salty and instantly reminds you of a dank warehouse....

Score 87/100