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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.
£5.93 - £55.95
Solid dram balanced with light fruit, light spice, moderate smoke, and vanilla with a nice moderate sweetness. I paid $65. Not a bad value but drinks a little lower at $50, especially at 40% abv. I like it, but up against the Islay powerhouses of Ardbeg, Lagavulin, or Laphraoig, it doesn't compare. I prefer Caol Ila 12 in a head to head. Lagavulin Nick Offerman 11 is also better. Not something I would say is a must have, but a solid dram to include among a flight of 12 yr olds
The first few drams from. the bottle tasted of toffee with a bit of peat on the end. After a few days this changed to a nose and palate of linseed oil. About half way down the bottle things settled down. It is quite sweet and does not have the oomph of say Ardbeg. There's still some linseed oil on the nose. I do like less dramatic styles of whisky though, such as Clynelish 14yo. However I will not be purchasing this one again nor am I tempted by any other Bowmore.
Having metaphorically camped on the wild southern shore of Islay for the past 40+ years I have recently been dipping my toes in the water of life in the northern shores and liking what I find. Your tastebuds change over time and mine are now loving this whisky. There is still the seaside campfire smoke but there's honey, fruit and the polished wood of your favourite deck chair. And all at a price that won't break the bank.
Burning swamp water initial taste with a finish of a mouthful of bandaids!
Thin, almost tea-like. It has almost no body whatsoever, and there are strange off-flavours that do not mesh well with the smokiness. Some have said “burnt rubber”, and I’m inclined to agree. I hate to say it, but it’s perhaps the worst single malt I’ve ever sampled.