45,5°
Distillery : Bowmore - Islay
Refill Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By La Maison du Whisky
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 25 ppm
This year, La Maison du Whisky has gone all out with its Artist range. It is divided into two series, the first of which is dedicated to Islay and is entitled Something in the Water. And we get straight to the heart of the matter with this 30-year-old Bowmore, which has been matured in a simple Refill Hogshead. Only 220 bottles have been unleashed into the wild. The label features a work by Radhika Surana entitled Transformation.
Let's Taste It :
Fine peat softened by floral notes, lily, jasmine, volcanic dust, bitumen, bursting with tropical fruits, mango and pineapple. Soft white peaches, juice-dripping pears. Velvety woodiness, blond tobacco leaf, coarse sea salt and limestone, seaweed and sea urchins. On the palate, it is honeyed and rocky, set with various fruits, papaya, apple compote, treacle, with traces of vegetation and a hint of spice. Almond milk, well-salted cashews. Long and intense finish, lychees and citrus, dried banana, chewing tobacco, iodine and sea spray, forest undergrowth, greasy earth, subtle liquorice.
In Short,
A superb Bowmore, one of the best I have ever tasted. The distillate appears in all its purity, not in the least disturbed by the cask. At the same time, it is perfectly balanced, endless smoothness, a deeply memorable finish despite the low alcohol content. The price is extravagantly high, but that did not prevent it from selling out in a matter of weeks. A fine performance.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Lisa O'Neill - The Wind doesn't Blow This Far Right
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