Bowmore 25 Year Old

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 10 Year Old Tempest

The Bowmore Tempest is slowly but surely becoming something of a legendary bottling, the first batch in particular. I tasted it at a whiskydinner two years ago, as well at batch 04 at a recent festival. But it would seem that I had not yet published any notes on the first batch, that was quite affordable at the time, around 45 EUR in 2009. The...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old 1999 Smoking Buffalo

This Bowmore cask, number 357, was chosen by two Belgian whisky retailers, to celebrate the Cup Final 2010 of Belgian football. You will find it in many a cabinet of Belgian whiskylovers and fans of KAA Gent (my hometown football team). I secured bottle 45 of the 322. Tasting this one blind, I would never have guessed this was a Bowmore. The...

Score 70/100

Bowmore Legend

A basic Islay, but offers much as a lighter easy drinking peaty whisky. Nose: Smoked herring and peat smoke Taste: Salty, malty, peaty but light and appetising at the same time. Finih: Salt and smoke. Pleasant but short.

Score 80/100