Bowmore 12 Year Old Enigma Whisky 100cl

Scotch Whisky • 100cl • 40%
Product details
Bowmore 12 Year Old Enigma
Country Scotch Whisky
Region Islay Whisky
Distillery/Brand Bowmore
Style Single Malt Whisky
Chill Filtered? No
Single Cask? No
Natural Cask Strength? No

Bowmore Enigma

Bowmore Enigma is a 12-year-old expression with a higher proportion of sherry matured whisky than the standard bottling. Bottled for the travel retail market, this is rich with treacly sweetness and dark chocolate.

This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose Sherry, malty toffee, biscuit oats, roast spicy pork.

Palate Heavily sherried with a wisp of wood smoke. Lots of pepper and spice with black treacle sweetness and a hint of dark chocolate.

Finish Short with a white pepper sweetness.

Overall Another easy-drinking Bowmore.

Allergy information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens
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Reviews for Bowmore 12 Year Old Enigma
Fantastic, worth every penny
Smokey, rich, earthy. Nice finish
Master of Malt Customer
4 years ago
Very unique, complex flavor
Judging from the reviews, it's definitely an acquired taste. It worked perfectly for me, as the balance of sea salt, iodine & smoke was perfectly balanced by the robust richness of sherry, chocolate and toffee notes. I just wish they would release it everywhere, because I could go through this stuff like beers.
George C , United States
8 years ago
Great scotch
Bought this at a castle we visited. Absolutely delicious. One of the best. A great easy smokey flavor.
Master of Malt Customer
8 years ago
Strange effort, not recommended
Poured one of these just after the Bowmore 12 yo. I will leave it to peace for 15 minutes, initial nose is not too promising. In fact it's awful...There is a some kind of acid medicine like smell which is not pleasant, but thank God that fades away when times ticks. But I can't help still smelling a regular 12 yo that decided to be a sherry bomb at the end, the medicinal smell stays in the background but wouldn't miss it when it wasn't there. Tasting this one is very, very smooth. It's a 40% abv, don't add water, it already lacks punch. Sweet of course, and smokey. At first very smooth and it spices up going around the mouth with a peppery sweetness finish you wouldn't expect. Finish rather short. Value for money is ok, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, wouldn't buy it again, neither would I serve to friends.It's in now way any match for the well known sherry bombs (that come at CS)
Master of Malt Customer
9 years ago
Great value.
I drank this as a nightcap on a recent cruise. Delicious if you like regular 12 year old Bowmore but with a little sherry added. Not as much sherry as the 15 year old but I prefer the balance of this. Got a litre at duty free for £27. An absolute bargain. If you enjoy rhe regular 12 you will enjoy this too.
Master of Malt Customer
10 years ago
Disappointing
Bought this at Duty free, thought it was the regular Bowmore. I like peaty, smoky scotch, (Lagavulin being my favorite) but this just doesn't deliver. Way too much Sherry flavor, which overbalanced everything else.
Master of Malt Customer
11 years ago
Earthy
My first reaction was wow that taste very earthy. The sweetness creeps in over it. Lots of smoke in the nose. I like it very much and is quite different than the other scotches on my collection. I would definitely suggest this.
Master of Malt Customer
11 years ago
Don't
By far the worst Bowmore I've tasted. I have fond memories of Bowmore Dusk and other ilks, but this is a let down. Poor show.
Master of Malt Customer
11 years ago
Smoky!
First time to taste this Islay dram, nice balanced of flavours as what you expect from an Islay malt... If you like peaty and smoky notes in your whiskey this is the one..
Master of Malt Customer
11 years ago