Bowmore 25 yo

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : Bowmore - Islay

North American Bourbon and Spanish Sherry Casks

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 1993

Unchillfiltered

Peated around 25 ppm

 

 

 

The Bowmore 25yo has been wandering the shelves of our wine merchants for twenty-eight years now, having been launched to replace the 21yo which disappeared the same year. This is the top of the distillery's regular range, and according to my research, it has had 4 different labels over its long career.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Light, creamy Sherry, red fruits, blackcurrants and gooseberries, dried grapes, dates, quince paste, delicate hint of smoke, fine iodine freshness, a few oysters and various shellfish, periwinkles, whelks. Behind, forest hints, humus, damp undergrowth, loose earth. Very fine balance. Pleasant and complex on the palate, with spices, paprika, pepper, cola, and raspberries, juicy plums. Full-bodied finish, long, very long, never-ending, but not very aggressive, charcoal and redcurrants, heather, ferns.

 

In Short, 

We have the quintessence of Bowmore in this little bottle. Sherry, iodine, smoke, forest notes, all superbly balanced and charming. No aggressive notes. Very pleasant. I'd recommend it straight away if it weren't for the price, which still seems very exaggerated. 

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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