Bowmore 1964 Fino Sherry Cask 75cl

Bowmore Legend

This is the no age statement introductory Bowmore which goes for aroud $US 25. I have drank this over the past few months with three other budget Islay malts. In my mind, it is not the best but not the worst. On the plus side, this is an inexpensive Islay. On the other hand, having tried it, it reminds me of a special offering at a fast food...

Score 62/100

Bowmore 1989/2013 23 Year Old Port Cask Matured

This particular Bowmore expression was distilled in 1989, matured exclusively in port casks and released in 2013 as a 23-year old. It was launched as a limited edition of 12,000 bottles but is still widely available, which may have something to do with the impressive price tag (about 500 euros at the time of writing). The nose is very sweet and...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old 1999 Exclusive Malts

David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Company was founded 10 years ago. To celebrate the occasion, they launched a 10th Anniversary bottling in the Exclusive Malts series, which contains only single malts at cask strength. In this case it is a 15 Year Old Bowmore from 1999. The cask yielded only 230 bottles, that will each fetch around 112 EUR. The...

Score 87/100

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