Bowmore 1980 28 Year Old Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Bowmore Legend

This is lovely stuff, smokey and peaty, a bonfire by the sea. There is no great development of flavour or prolonged finish but the basic taste is so good that it leaves my belly full of a warm glow and my taste buds truly satisfied.

Score 80/100

Bowmore The MaltMan 1989

Nose: Gentle peat with some carbolic soap. Candy. A certain malty sweetness too. Some brine too, and seaweed. Islay on a tray, but quite mellow. nice. Palate: A lot of smoke here than i had anticipated based on the subdued nose. continuing with pepper, Sweet malt, Banana peel and ginger powder. Finish: long. smoky. Savoury and Spicy. A very...

Score 85/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old 2001 Blackadder Raw Cask for The Nectar

The Belgian importer The Nectar, who bottles quite a few casks themselves, brought us this Bowmore 2001 two years ago. It is from the stables of Robin Tucek and his team. Raw Cask means that it was not chillfiltered nor colored and some cask residue is still in the bottle. It is very pale and bottled at a sturdy strength. I do not get the typical...

Score 84/100

Bowmore 13 Year Old 1998 Asta Morris

While the Belgian independent botller Asta Morris just released their newest (a 9 Year Old Glenburgie, which we tasted earlier this week), let us go back to one of the very first bottlings Bert Bruyneel selected for his label. It is a 13 Year Old Bowmore from 1998. The nose is powerful and quite peaty with loads of mineral elements (damp earth,...

Score 89/100