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.
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I know whisky is subjective but I struggle to understand how the dreadful Old Pulteney or Glenlivet 12 can average 4.5 stars and this 3.5. For me this is streets ahead. Not as strong as Ardbeg or Laphroig for smoke and peat but certainly has its own distinctiveness for an Islay. Often can be snapped up for £26 this a must have. Giving it 5 stars just to level up some of the previous reviews.
Its actually not bad.If not wonderful. In SA its also well priced. Always been a bit puzzled as to why ralfy.....who I rate hates the stuff. But I buy the odd bottle. Its no Ardberg 10 though.
Highland Park was my tipple of choice, next came Laphroaig, Talisker and Lagavulin. Then I discovered Bowmore 12 yo and it has the best characteristics of each of them. It's now my first choice of single malt.
Lovely Islay whisky, just a drop of water is all you need.
Very disappointing. It tastes like a mix of sweet, oily, peaty Islay and a low quality whisky. No body, no balance, sharp unpleasant burn in palate. At first it´s truly great in the nose, but after you taste it, greatness disappears immediately. Very lame aftertaste, a bit like the whisky would turned suddenly into a water. Difficult to explain, I´m not a native english speaker, but the taste disappears soon. Not even near for example Ardbeg 10 or Laphroaig QC. I´m quite sure that this whisky suffers much because of chill filtration. 12 years old? Really?
