53,3°
Distillery : Bowmore - Islay
Refill Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Decadent Drinks
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 25 ppm
No sooner has the noise caused by the launch of the Springbank, the first Whiskyland of the name, died down, than Angus McRaild strikes again with this 20-year-old Bowmore, matured in a simple Refill Hogshead and limited to 171 bottles. This new series is truly the subject of the year for all whisky lovers.
Let's Taste It :
Salty, maritime nose, seaweed, kelp, foam, skilfully combined with crème brûlée, sprinkled with lemon, hints of mango and banana, perhaps papaya, herbaceous peat in the background, greyish smoke, charcoal blocks. It's slightly oily on the palate, generous citrus fruits, grapefruit, lime, creamy vanilla and a touch of iodine. Oyster juice, light spices, cloves, nutmeg. Quite a long finish, full of salt and with forest notes, soot, tar puddles, sandy beach, crushed chestnuts, semi-salted butter.
In Short,
It reminds me a lot of Bowmore Islay Sponge Part 5, which I mentioned here. Same age, same year of distillation, same ageing. The only difference is that the other seemed very salty to me, whereas this one is fruitier, and a little more marked by the peatiness. In any case, these are two excellent Bowmores, inspired by the mythical era of the old Bowmores of the 1960s, to create something modern and contemporary, just as original but with more character and contrast. Needless to say, it's magnificent, and quite expensive too, but it's got all the passion and attraction a whisky fan needs to sink his or her teeth into.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Unthanks - River River
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