The heart of the Bowmore range, the 12 year old exhibits some beautiful coastal notes with a gentle peat, it is the balance that the floral element presents that makes this a great entry bottling for Bowmore.
Coastal smoke and ash soon make way for bergamot, orange zest, lemon slices and some hay before becoming rather floral, heather smoke now competing with the ash.
Lovely and rounded, honeyed even, initially. Vanilla, perfumed smoke and coastal elements develop. Dark Peat. Blossom, oily sweetness.
Smoky and long. Sea spray, dry grass, a touch of ash and citrus.
Classic stuff and the heart of the Bowmore range. Smoky, fruity, coastal, delicious.
I get almost nothing on the nose except for pepper and a faint hint of smoke. On the tongue it is anemic, with a very watered down mouth-feel, and a very short finish that leaves almost no flavour lingering in the mouth. It has caramel colouring, which is also less than desirable. I’ll likely never buy another bottle. Disappointing as I like Islay malts. I would recommend Ardbeg, or Laphroaig, or bunnahabhain which are not much more expensive for a more reasonable Islay expressio
Well to be honest, I could only smell smoke, wood and vanilla, taste notes again woody and more smoke,. Very mellow and smooth. Only after taste I got was Smokey wood.
Absolutely outstanding single malt whiskey, at every level, exceptional ? an award winning whiskey in my opinion
I have tried a lot of Bowmore many years ago ( Enigma, Legend, 15 years old Mariner, cask strength etc.) They were ALL fantastic, VERY peaty and maritim. First I have bought a bottle of Bowmore 12 years old in 2011 . It was total different to the actual bottle of Bowmore 12. It had much more smoke. Now the smoke notes are almost gone. This whisky is now much sweeter , more a Speysider. Don`t get me wrong, this is not a bad whisky at all, but if I want a peated whisky, then I would buy Caol Ila 12, Ardbeg 10 or Laphroaig 10 etc. After Talisker 10 ( the same story ) it is another huge disappointment for me
Nope! I perservered with this for as long as i could and tipped about a third of bottle down the sink. I am sure bowmore can make good whisky, but this just isn't.
