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Bowmore 15-year-old

Overall rating
84.93/100
votes
1083
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Darkest
Stated Age
15 years old
Casktype
Bourbon + Oloroso Sherry Finish
Strength
43.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Bottle code
L132495
Barcode
5010496020821
Added on
02 Jun 2007 1:23 pm
ColoredChillfiltered
Bowmore 15-year-old
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Bowmore 15-year-old
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Bowmore 15-year-old
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Bowmore 15-year-old
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Bowmore 15-year-old
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Bowmore 15-year-old
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€ 58.34

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Whisky Reviews for Bowmore 15-year-old

144 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.93 points

  1. EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    You can taste the 3 year finish in the Oloroso barrel, the darkest is sweet and very fruity. The Bowmore Lemon and the Smoke nicely balance each other with the Oloroso flavors. I think it's delicious. Only the color does not have to be. Good PLV.
    • Nose
      slight sulfur at the first sniffing, but this flies almost completely after 2 minutes, mild campfire smoke, sweet raisins, dark chocolate, vanilla, plum jam with cinnamon, leather, sweet tobacco, maritime touch
    • Taste
      sweet, orange, blackberries, dark chocolate, glides over in espresso, in the background the Bowmore lemon, leather, maggi, burnt popcorn, caramel, vanilla, dark cherries, red apples, salt, pepper, cinnamon, roasted hazelnuts. Gets sweeter and more fruity with each sip, pepper continues to build up.
    • Finish
      sweet and spicy, warming, orange, lemon, campfire smoke becomes a little stronger, apples and blackberries, vanilla is stronger, then still ripe banana appears; in the end something menthol

  2. Marko_I did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    As always a treat - great whisky for 50 €.
    • Nose
      overripe red grapes, dark chocolate, latte, some nutmeg, mild, sweetish smoke
    • Taste
      strong and full-bodied, the smoke is a bit clearer than in the nose, ashen, burnt sponge cake, goes in dark chocolate with a touch of blackberry / blackcurrant over
    • Finish
      long, warm, dry, bittersweet, pepper, dark chocolate, a light reminder of herb bitters and black berry fruit liqueur

  3. Gloin scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      some smoke, red fruits, sherry
    • Taste
      little smoke, red fruits, sherry, pleasant sweetness, less creamy than Laga DE
    • Finish
      long, dry on the palate and on the tongue, sweet in the throat

  4. PaulDvorak scored this whisky 87 points Expert Junior

    Smoked meat under the prune sauce with nuts, black berries and strong black tea.

    RATING: 87pts - [n21,t22,f22,b22] → |86-89: Remarkable|

  5. HammerHead scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    Nose is pretty interesting with some toffee, caramel, speculaas (cinnamon, nutmeg) and a little smoke, although it's also a bit 'artificial' and lacks some power. This absence of power becomes all the more clear in the taste and development. It just tastes very thin. This should have been bottled at a much higher strength (i.e. 50+%), and preferably without chill filtering and colouring.
    Finish is quite ok, with a lot of dark chocolate and sherry fruits and a little smoke.
    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      84 84

  6. S_S scored this whisky 88 points Member Senior

    The Darkest, probably a close relative of the Laimring. Probably the not cask strength edition of the Laimring. Both stand in front of me, they are pretty similar. For me, the Darkest has a softer, deeper sherry nose with more vanilla (lower alcohol content). The Laimring is more potent in all respects.

    On the nose raisins, sherry, nicely balanced smoke, vanilla, oranges.

    For 43% a strong start, smoke, spice, wood, sweet, balanced.

    Finish ash, smoke, medium. Parts of the nose remain on the tongue, nice.
    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  7. Mr. D. scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Excellent Bowmore, it can be described endlessly: a berry meadow in the middle of a fireplace, extinguished by the Islay rain. Darkest is a shard of a bygone era that you can still touch.
    • Nose
      87 87
      Very pleasant, deep, multifaceted; dark chocolate, coffee, smoked bacon on one side; overripe, soft apricots and bananas, strawberry jam - on the other; all this under a layer of sweet smoke, iodine and tobacco.
    • Taste
      86 86
      There is a lot of smoke in contrast to the aroma, but it is appropriate, very pleasant; varnished wood; coffee; the berry note is strong: black currant, strawberry, blackberry; "cherry in cognac" sweets; again wood, chocolate, coffee.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Long, warm; sweet sherry; plum or currant jam; burnt barbecue; oak notes; the tobacco is very long, pleasant dryness, like after a smoked cigar; a little spice.

  8. Florius scored this whisky 87 points Member Senior

  9. herby.usa scored this whisky 84 points Expert Junior

    Nose: dark raisins, perfume notes, sweet, meadow and hay, light maritime notes, sherry sweetness, subtle smoke, fine cinnamon spice.
    Taste: Peppery start, a hint of ash, vanilla, strong spice and a sweet aftertaste. Pleasantly mild on the palate.
    Finish: short, pleasantly mild and yet spicy.

  10. Cast Olila scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      84 84

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