Single Malt
Scotland
11 Jun 2014
1 Dec 2025
A scorching single malt from Bowmore, independently bottled by Thompson Bros. Distilled in 2014, this whisky spent 11 years maturing in refill barrels, with 290 bottles included in this UK exclusive release. Coastal smoke, creamy grist, tropical fruits, and Turkish Delight, with a rugged Islay backbone.
Opens with “low and slow” peat-smoked pineapple and toasted grist. A nostalgic sweetness follows with cream soda, tonka bean, vanilla, and white “milk bottle” sweets. The profile then takes a sharp, industrial turn toward brined green pepper, soot, paraffin, and a coal scuttle, finished with a medicinal hint of dental rinse and the vegetal smoke of a fine Mezcal.
The BBQ’d pineapple carries through, now served alongside a vibrant, brined green chilli and lime salsa. The mid-palate returns to the confectionery shop with milk bottles, vanilla sugar, and authentic almond Turkish Delight. It hits a peak of sweetness before swinging back into its rugged Islay roots: heavy smoke, earthy peat, and thick soot.
Long and coastal. It moves into bitter meadow herbs and dry, lingering peat smoke, with a touch of damp clay.
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