Stunningly good and flavorful despite 40% abv when compared in a blind with the current 12 yo. I guess sometimes you just have to experience the decrease in quality to see how good "mediocre" malts of the past really were....

Light cigarilio, heavy sherry, bittersweet. A soft, heavy whisky that is very drinkable.

Whiskydream.de writes:

Bowmore 12 years Enigma In terms of color, the Enigma is a bit darker (according to distillery description "deep bronze") than the Bowmore 12 in the glass, which may be due to the higher sherry barrel portion.
The sherry is also the first controlling aroma in the nose. Connected with flowery-sweet notes (heather) and later added maritime (salty) flavors and some smoke a quite successful beginning of tasting. (84)
In the mouth, salty-sweet flavors continue, well integrated are some pepper and smoke. Furthermore malt, heather, hay. Overall, round and quite complex with medium sharpness (slightly less than Bowmore 12). (82)
The warming finish is of medium length in the throat, while in the mouth linger very long tingling oak and slight sweetness. (82)
Overall rating: 83 points More info: http://whiskydream-de.webnode.com/tastings-az/b/