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Bowmore

Bowmore
18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 43%
97 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative

Bowmore
18 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 43%
Gold color. Aromas of oak library shelves, figs and dates, salted caramel, and suede with a fat body and a very long spiced plum, figs, and dates, delicate and salty peat smoke, berry compote on short bread, and tobacco and leather finish. A soap opera in a glass, equal parts high drama and mouthwatering satisfaction; an endearing and top notch Islay malt with fabulous integration and balance.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: oak library shelves, figs and dates, salted caramel, and suede
Taste Flavor: spiced plum, figs, and dates, delicate and salty peat smoke, berry compote on short bread, and tobacco and leather
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish: Leathery
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A soap opera in a glass, equal parts high drama and mouthwatering satisfaction; an endearing and top notch Islay malt with fabulous integration and balance.

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Islay Single Malt Scotch

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
Islay is an island off the west coast. Traditional Islay malt whiskies are intensely smoky and pungent in character with a distinctive iodine or medicinal tang that is said to come from sea salt permeating the local peat that is used to dry the barley malt.