57,1°
Distillery : Bowmore - Islay
Bourbon Hogshead and Burgundy Finish
Independent Bottling
By William Cadenhead Limited
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 25 ppm
In 2017, on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the oldest Scottish trading company, a new range is launched, Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop, whose label will be adorned with an engraving of one of the Cadenhead stores across Europe, London, Edimburgh, but also Milan, Berlin, Köln, Odense. Since then, the range is doing well, there have been 10 different bottlings in 2020. It reminds me that there is no Cadenhead store in Paris, this is an indignity. This Bowmore has on its label an engraving of the Campbeltown store in Scotland, the Whisky was aged for 8 years in a unique Bourbon cask before following a finish in a Burgundy wine cask for 7 years. 264 bottles popped up.
Let's Taste It :
Solid wood, beautiful framework wood with light peat, granite and iodine, pinch of fine salt, scorched earth, the peat becomes a little excessive, almost sickening, tempestuous smoke, gusts, facing a stormy sea. Sweet, honeyed, candied white fruits. Mirabelles, greengages. Tinplate. Very pleasant on the palate, with plums, bananas, pineapple and papaya, followed by fairly strong spices, cumin, pepper, paprika and nutmeg. Long, swirling finish, charcoal, earth, liquorice, dark chocolate chips.
In Short,
A very fruity Bowmore, despite a rather intense smoke. The nose is not perfectly balanced, but I liked it. Same for the mouth, because the spices are really strong. All In all, it gives a very good juice, which should be tamed with a little water I think. It can still be found at acceptable prices at auction, you can be tempted if you are an aficionado.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project - Eye in the Sky
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