Bowmore Cask Strength
Distillery: BowmoreStyle: Single Malt
Release: Unspecified
Age: Unspecified
Alcohol: 53% abv.
Region: Scotland, Islay
Bottled For: Distillery
Established in 1779, Bowmore Distillery is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland and nestles on the shores of Loch Indaal on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Islay. Bowmore is universally regarded as the best balanced of all the Islay malts, as characterised by its wonderfully rich and complex flavours.
Color: lightly toned penny
Nose: ouch! Nail polish remover, citrus
Body: thin, dry
Palate: smoke and salt, citrus
Finish: long burn, burning, fading, slowly fading, slooooowly fading...
ok watered a bit as well, but I like it when they fight back. Excellent bang for the buck.
Color: Dark amber
Nose: Peat, smoke.
Body: Lighter than some but leaves a nice aftertaste.
Palate: Very strong peat and smoke flavour.
Finish: Not overwhelming, but not underwhelming either. Mild finish.
Good for after dessert.
Color: rich amber
Nose: peat, brine and slight hospital smell
Body: medium body, smooth
Palate: vivid flashes of emergency room, salty and earthy
Finish: almost linear decay from the initial blast of alcohol. As the flavours mellow the saltiness becomes more sweet than bitter, and there is a pleasant earthy tone.
Not my first choice. It is strong in the hospital quality like Laphroaig, and though the earthy salt flavours are pleasant as they mellow, overall I would choose this last over others I have reviewed here.
Color: Golden
Nose: Lots of peat smoke, Dried apricot, Peat.
Body: Sandy. Medium full body.
Palate: Almost all smoke. Noticeable peat, Roast turkey.
Finish: Long and lovely. Smoke til the end. Warm, and then warmer.
I love this whisky!
Color: gloden caramel
Nose: Alcohol, faint pineapple and wet carboard. Muted "islay flavours"
Body: Slightly sticky, quickly thinning. A lightweight.
Palate: Mild echoes of peat, sea air, then flowers, pineapple, violets. Perfume?
Finish: The pineapple is resurgent. Alcohol, the rubbing kind. Flowery, sticky, light islay flavours... as though leaving islay on luxury yacht full of dancing (French?) ladies...
A real downer; at least now we know the motivation behind the many Bowmore "wine and fruit" expressions....
Color: Light amber.
Nose: Burnt driftwood. Smoked oysters.
Body: Light bodied for a cask strength. Hot
Palate: Peat, Salt, Light smoke.
Finish: Light at first, followed by strong alcohol, then a slow and gentle tapering. Not burning. Clean.
Surprisingly easy drinking for such a rich whisky.