Bowmore 28 Year Old 1982 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Bowmore 17 Year Old "White Sands"

A relatively new release from Bowmore, and having been a big fan of their classic 17YO from a few years back I grabbed a bottle as soon as I could. However, this is quite markedly different from the classic 17YO Bowmore which I recall as being salty, lemony and very dry. The nose is predominantly tropical fruits - I get pineapple and passion...

Score 85/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old Laimrig batch 1

I have finally obtained a bottle of this most elusive Bowmore expression. Having heard such good things about and after searching for well over a year I'm really looking to sampling this. Soft sweet ripe red fruits dominate the nose with raisins in there and cherries - very clearly sherry. Woodsmoke then drifts over it before a treacle edge makes...

Score 92/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old - Darkest

Nose: The heavy sherry signature in this dram is no surprise. It wafts up from the glass like mist from the Garden of Eden, along with a more complex fruitiness belying dates, figs, and allspice. Palate: Sherry again, along with sea salt and caramel, toasted malt, nougat, wood that does not exactly taste like the usual oak. I'm getting resin that...

Score 85/100

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