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.
Sorry not for me tcp comes to mind There is a chemical kind of after taste to me. Im not into smoky whisky tried this based on some good reviews to try something new. There are definately vanilla, honey and other nice elements but they are overpowered by the smokiness and chemical taste I got, for me anyway.
A lovely bold and rounded whisky. A strong smell of Oak, smoke and vanilla and honey hints. A great smoky taste with a pleasant warm after taste.
Absolutely delicious in an easy drinking and sufficiently complex way. Lemon cheesecake notes with subtle smoke and peat. A lovely everyday dram.
Bowmore 12 captures the essence of the typical smoky whisky that is characteristic of Scotland's most famous island of Islay. Softer smoke, dark fruits, caramel, hints of peat and vanilla notes with barrel char makes this a great dram for the price.
A beautiful dram all round. It is ridiculously smooth, it easily puts to shame many 15yo and 18yo’s. It’s by no means a peat monster like a Laphroiag, the smokiness is moderate but still imparts a lasting impression. Truly one of the best whiskies in its class, that puts many much more expensive bottles to shame, an absolute steal when on deal.
