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’ve tried many bottles of bowmore 12 and my tasting notes were always somewhat different but the conclusion was always - unsatisfying. There is something to this islay that is just not on par with other islays. Sometimes its too sweet and unbalanced, other times I notice a very unpleasant plasticy smoke or taste unlike wood or charcoal smoke in other peated islays. It’s a more affordable islay here in Canada and I would love to like it but unfortunately I find it simply unpleasant to the point I can’t finish a bottle something that would never happen with laphroig, ardbeg or lagavulin.
A very easy drinker; smells great, it's light and sweet but still packs plenty of flavour.
My favorite among the cheaper Islays, my go-to whisky so rounded and balanced but still enough body for a Lagavulin-fan
Fantastic whisky. Great balance and wonderfully peated. Easily one of the best Islay whiskies I've tasted.
What a lovely dram she is absolutely bang on the Button for a beginners whiskey as we know we Whiskey drinkers know we all have to work a little to enjoy the whiskey as a drink itself if you ar dipping your toe into the world of whiskey then this is a very fine malt tae get ye started on this amazing journey enjoy bye an open fire and yer good tae go
