Black Bowmore 1964 29 Year Old 1st Edition

Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof

Originally produced for the Travel Retail market (duty free shops) this is a cask strength NCF Bowmore NAS, and comes in a 1 Litre bottle. I’m not a Huge Bowmore fan but I do think they are really trying to make better whiskies in recent 1-2 years, and we definitely can see a change there, which is great news for Islay fans and Bowmore fans in...

Score 86/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old 2001 Peat Smoked Herring Wemyss

Now that the sun sets a bit earlier and the temperatures start to drop, I felt the time right to taste some peated whisky. Let me open the debates with this Bowmore from Wemyss, nicknamed Peat Smoked Herring. Sounds promising. Lovely nose on wet rocks and loads of salt smoke on the one hand, loads of citrus on the other: grapefruit, lemon and...

Score 84/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

Some friends and I briefly visited Bowmore in May of this year. We didn't have time to tour the distillery, but browsed the visitor centre, where they had many rare deluxe bottlings on display. The fully stocked bar doles out free drams of Bowmore Legend and 12 Year Old - you could literally sit there and drink all day for free! It's gorgeous,...

Score 89/100

Bowmore Darkest Sherry Cask Finish

The nose is smoky, salty, with caramel sweetness - very engaging. Fairly simple taste - smoke, peat and a sherry sweetness, and while that sounds nice enough the balance of the flavours is really something to experience - it's like all the flavours are perfectly weighted. It's also quite powerful - as flavourful as some cask strengths. The finish...

Score 90/100