Bowmore 1957 31 Year Old Sherry Cask Hart Brothers

Bowmore Tempest 10 Year Old Batch 5

I first came across Bowmore Tempest in December 2015, when batch 5 appeared in Ontario. I was overwhelmed by its flavours, aromas, and mouthfeel. When batch 6 became available in Quebec I arranged a bottle and sample trade with @Cricklewood. This bottle was opened in December 2015, gassed after each use, and had about 150 cc remaining when I...

Score 89/100

Bowmore Legend

This is probably as good a peaty malt as you'll find. I was turned off at first -- too abrasive, too briny. But midway through the bottle I was ready to taste it's rough-around-the-edges charm. The nose is only mildly peaty, I'd say, with a green apple crispness and lots of wood. Palate is creamier than you'd expect, with sweet notes of...

Score 71/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest

The first of the Bowmore Tempest releases, a very decent and well priced Bowmore expression that I personally find quite pleasing. In my opinion it is a few steps up from their regular expression line up. N:Light citrus over even lighter caramel, then smoke. Nose eventually gives way to large peaty notes accompanied by brine and light vanilla....

Score 79/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old 1999 Exclusive Range

This very pale Bowmore was bottled by David Stirk's Creative Whisky Company in their Exclusive Range series, meaning it's a single cask. The nose is a mix of tar and resin, slightly peaty and very sweet with citrus notes. It takes some effort to discover sea weed. I found the nose to be rather closed and very soft. This dram is very creamy and...

Score 78/100