Bowmore 15 Year Old

Bowmore Tempest 10 Year Old Batch 6

I have not tried the previous batches of this whisky but have found most Bowmores I have tasted lately a bit lacking in depth (except Laimrig..how I wish I could get another bottle) When the most recent batch landed on local shelves I pulled the trigger and have not regretted this at all When first opened the smell made my eyes water or was that...

Score 89/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest

Bowmore's Tempest range is an annual small batch release of 10 year old malt and is non-chill filtered. This particular bottle is Batch No. 3. The packaging says it is like "straight out of a first fill Bourbon cask in our No. 1 vaults" (which, by the way, are below sea level!) It is also one of the more reasonably priced of the Bowmore...

Score 92/100

Bowmore 15 Year Old 1999 Exclusive Malts

David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Company was founded 10 years ago. To celebrate the occasion, they launched a 10th Anniversary bottling in the Exclusive Malts series, which contains only single malts at cask strength. In this case it is a 15 Year Old Bowmore from 1999. The cask yielded only 230 bottles, that will each fetch around 112 EUR. The...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 12 Year Old

Nose: The peaty smell of a seaside clambake near a dying campfire. If you look for subtleties beyond this, you will find the light freshness of honey, hay, orange pith, and maybe--when the campfire breathes out-- french vanilla. (With time, the overall character softens to leather and orange peel.) Palate: Entrance is sour orange and a drop of...

Score 78/100