52,5°
Distillery : Bowmore - Islay
Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By The Whisky Agency
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2013
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 25 ppm
This long-established bottling is much sought-after on the market. Although it doesn't say 'Single Cask' on the bottle, it does say 'Matured in an Ex-Bourbon Barrel'. And if there's only one barrel, it's a Single Cask. And there are only 153 copies in existence.
Let's Taste It :
Fairly light mountain honey. Thick peat, limestone, earthy rock, gypsum. The edge of a beach with lots of seaweed. Mud. Sea breeze. Fresh iodine. Coarse salt. Hints of exotic fruits, pineapple, banana. Quite strong smoke, cigarette ash. Caramel and eucalyptus candy. On the palate, the spices are there from the start. Liquorice and vanilla. Warm tones of blood orange and blackcurrant. Black pepper. Aniseed finish, muscular without being explosive, but long enough, woody, slightly earthy, with more liquorice.
In Short,
It doesn't disappoint. It's sufficiently ashy, rocky, peaty, iodised, and at the same time sweet and fruity to give a good time. The product has been completely sold out for some time now, but in the unlikely event that you find it, it would be wise to give it a try, provided the price isn't too steep.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes
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