Bowmore Virgin Oak Matured

Name: Bowmore Virgin Oak Matured
Brand: Bowmore
SKU: 68585
Rating: 87.01 (131 reviews)

Overall rating: 87.01/100
votes: 131

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Bowmore
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Feis Ile Collection
Bottled: 2015
Casktype: Virgin Oak Casks
Number of bottles: 1000
Strength: 55.7 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Bottle code: L152186
Bottled for: Feis Ile 2015
Added on: 27 May 2015 7:36 pm by cfosterk

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Whisky Reviews for Bowmore Virgin Oak Matured

29 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.01 points

ASWhisky scored this whisky 91 points
16 Sep 2015 1:17 pm
finally a good Bowmore with style, character and excitement
not been drinking something like Bowmore for a long time
old school style
he is good and I am happy
he was really fun
yes, I'm in heaven

Nose

it is raining fine twine
the air is hazy
fine smoke is still rising from the beams
he smells burned and iodine
The vase stands lonely and unmoving on the table as if nothing had happened
white lilies
the flower water has almost evaporated
Yesterday you peeled oranges here
You can still feel her ripe sweet flesh on your tongue
You are stroking your lips
the rain on your skin is salty
how intensively you suddenly feel and smell everything
flowery, fruity, salty and yet terribly sweet
You take a deep breath
The wood smoke mixes with the sweet smell of white lilies
the pulp drips seductively
mmh .. Your saliva starts to flow

Taste

nice soft and sweet in the beginning with chocolate
then your tongue glows from wood ash
nice spicy ashes
Wood with chocolate and sweet orange
Between your tongue and your palate, spicy bitterness of wood ash arises
with a lot of sweet orange
You feel smoke on the palate and in the throat
the smoke is very full and swells from your inside into the throat
…it's good
Your tongue tastes of sweet tobacco and dark liquid caramel
Smoke and ashes remain in your cheeks
In your mouth caramelized ivy leaves remain with sugar ... mmmh

what a beautiful mouth
a very nice floral note tart and sweet
with 85.52 points clearly undervalued in the base

Finish

long
many notes on the finish
from smoky, sweet, tart to soft, everything is there ... wood and sweet tobacco
a lot of warm orange juice with cocoa / barrel very delicious
and he keeps coming back
bitter sweet tea leaves
Wow very beautiful

this is smelling wood ash and sweet ivy in the empty glass
Marko_I did not rate this whisky
08 Dec 2016 10:13 pm
I like Bowmore and liked pretty much all the Virgin Oak bottlings so far ... and here's where the right people met, yummy.

Nose

Cuddly-cozy, sweet, spicy wood smoke (not a bit bitter or ashen or phenolic), brown sugar, flambé pudding, white chocolate, cedar wood, a hint of orange marmalade

Taste

full-bodied & intense, dark chocolate, spicy, sweet, again dark cane sugar, molasses, candied orange peel, the smoke is subtle, only slightly ashy / bitter, sweetish-woody, hookah tobacco

Finish

long, sugar sweetness, tobacco, the smoke comes again clearly, but not too bitter, pleasant spice
magic_slim scored this whisky 86 points
11 Sep 2017 6:57 pm
I am happy that Bowmore did not use wine casks again for their Feis Ile bottling. This one is much better than the other ones that I tasted before.

Nose

Intensively peaty, fresh and clean with licorice at first nosing. Sweet and oaky, with notes of log-fire, pencil shavings, dark honey, caramel and orange zest. Very nice and pleasant.

Taste

Warming, sweet and spirituous like one of these old Black&White Blends at first mouthfeel, then dominated by smoky and oaky aromas with notes of black tea and pepper. A little bit austere but summarizing the taste is nice and pleasant.

Finish

Long and spirituous, warming from deep inside with a dry, peppery and oaky aftertaste.
megabreit scored this whisky 90 points
27 Mar 2016 10:52 pm
One of the best Bowmore malts I've tasted so far.

Nose

Flowery hyacinths, beeswax and smoke, behind it orange notes. The scent is of almost breathtaking gravity, as if you are doing cross-country skiing in high temperatures and high humidity.

Taste

Caramelised barley malt, honey, dark fruits, toasted brown bread, brine and a peat smoke

Finish

long, warm and very balanced
Gloin scored this whisky 90 points
13 Sep 2015 11:35 pm
The whisky is very constant; no element (nose, mouth, palate) falls off the rest. The whisky is consistent and has exciting notes. A very good bowmore, really, very delicious.

Nose

Mild to moderately strong smoke, burnt and somewhat medicinal, very soft for the high alcohol content, sweet caramel, floral, sweet citrus fruits in the background, (sweet orange?), A subtle hint of glue, slightly scented

Taste

Sweet medical smoke, then a slight prickling on the tongue, outrageously sweet, a little wood, spicy, at the second sip slightly bitter, sage, the smoke is stronger than in the nose

Finish

Sweet smoke, caramel, burnt sugar, panna cotta with caramel sauce, the smoke stays discreet but long on the palate, sweet tobacco
Bj0rnp1 scored this whisky 74 points
13 Aug 2020 11:44 am
08-03-2020

Nose

73 73

fruit, smoke

Taste

75 75

vanilla, fruit, hint of (sea) salt, smoke

Finish

74 74

vanilla, fruit, hint of (sea) salt, smoke
nallacam scored this whisky 89 points
09 May 2020 9:31 am
Intense power pack.
Full of aromas, bundled from a very active barrel.

Nose

91 91

Taste

88 88

Finish

88 88
Kantenmechaniker scored this whisky 89 points
12 Feb 2020 2:22 am
I would have expected something different under Virgin Oak, but what I got was still very good. As already written below, I would have assumed blindly from a sherry barrel. Definitely a great bowmore if you give him some time in the glass.

Nose

medium smoke, spice, mint, floral, maritime, salt, herbs, bacon, some chocolate, vanilla, the maritime bacon becomes more intense, there is something sweet, caramel, the chocolate also gets stronger, generally it opens better with a little time, it becomes totally creamy, after the first sip also raspberry, which comes across as slightly effervescent

Taste

creamy, dark chocolate, raisin, a taste explosion, slightly floral, that could be a little violet, sweet, licorice, well integrated smoke, if I had to guess blindly, I would always tap on sherry, great mouthfeel, warming, good to drink pure

Finish

fruity, raisins, drier, still liquorice on the palate, chilli, salt on the tip of the tongue, light smoke, sweetness comes through again and again
LordBellamy scored this whisky 88 points
26 Oct 2018 6:27 pm
damn tasty, familiar and yet unusual. Bowmore simply mixes well with fresh oak

Nose

88 88

N: balanced campfire smoke note, orange peel, vanilla, floral sweetness (meadow honey), a decent portion of oak (pencil abrasion, fresh wood shavings), vanilla, cake dough, salt, well-integrated alcohol, only a slight alcoholic tingling (menthol) in the nose

Taste

87 87

nice onset, good texture, sweet, quite strong smoke, a lot of vanilla, honey and well-balanced oak flavors

Finish

88 88

long, caramel, vanilla, orange with salt crust, oak chips, but not bitter
Deloti scored this whisky 86 points
04 Sep 2018 2:27 am
Nose

88 88

Taste

86 86

Finish

85 85

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