Really heavy and fat, raisins, nuts and milk chocolate, the nose is charged with aromas, a great spice, slightly iodine, with old leather, behind it is a fresh hint of mint, over all lies a light smoke, like a coniferous wood fire , while slightly salty, wonderfully complex and fine

creamy, oily, directly sherry, pleasant sulfur, nice sweet, while the dry camp fire smoke, espresso, chocolate, or cocoa, but then also drier notes from the oak, a real taste explosion

becomes very nutty in the aftermath, over there are the sweet dark fruits, in the back of the mouth holds the cool smoke, pleasantly expiring, and very briefly you can taste the Bowmore violet

Deep dark copper, almost like furniture polish, so the Bowmore shimmers in the glass. Slowly and clumsily, the drops slowly run back into the glass.
Slowly, powerful sherry rises from the glass. Dark fruits with a slight hint of smoke rise into my nose. Orange aromas mingle with the dark fruit.
Now a salty pinch of sea scent is noticeable. The finely incorporated alcohol is now also noticeable. The drops are still sticking to the glass wall. The fruity nose becomes slightly sprittig and a scent of furniture polish arises. Do I now smell liquorice and peaches? I'm not sure, but the nose is wonderful!

The first sip: Wow! Sweet oranges for a brief moment, then the mighty sherry beats! Dark fruits with an extreme oak note and a touch of furniture polish dominate the first seconds. Now a full load of salt is released, followed by a pleasant sharpness. After adding a few drops of water, fruity sherry dominates, then the charge of salt explodes. Despite water addition, it is in contrast to previously much more extreme and violent. The spicy oak comes back with light furniture polish.

The finish only begins with spicy oak. The salty pungency of the taste now dominates the finish. Exuberantly warm, it exudes its spicy and fruity oak for a very long time. Again and again this salty but pleasant sharpness. The finish of the finish creates a fine, bitter, woody aroma that is slightly nutty.

Deep dark copper, almost like furniture polish, is how the malt shimmers in the glass, on the glass wall of my Premium Snifter, cumbersome and oily drops slowly run back into the glass. A mighty sherry scent rises majestically from the glass, dark berries rise with a slight smoke note in the nose. Orange flavors mix with red dried grapes, slowly a salty pinch of sea scent is noticeable. Raisins and dates mix with a few drops of creamy chocolate, sweet caramel appears. The finely integrated alcohol tickles the nose slightly, the syrupy "legs" still stick to the glass wall. The fruity nose becomes slightly sprittig and there is a smell of furniture polish. Subtly salty liquorice and velvety vineyard peaches rise, mineral peat and wet wooden planks are minimal. My saliva flow has been stimulated massively for a few minutes, after this wonderful nose I'm looking forward to the first sip ...

The first sip flows velvety and creamy over the tongue. Sour berries and sweet oranges flash, then the mighty sherry strikes! Pleasant sharpness tickles the tongue, dark fruits with an extreme oak note and a hint of furniture polish dominate in the aftertaste. Now a concentrated load of salt is discharged, the pleasant sharpness is still on the tongue and on the palate. A fine herbal note appears, liquorice and slightly rotten wood tones emerge. Hints of exuberant bacon and smoked meat dissolve from the dark sherry flavors, the mouthfeel is incredibly mild and yet multilayered.

Sharpness sticks to the tongue, slightly salty warmth floods the mouth. The finish begins with spicy oak and salty spiciness. The aftertaste exudes warm and cozy, its spicy oak, espresso and a hint of dark chocolate cling to the palate with a pleasantly salty sharpness. Slightly smoky and greasy elements appear gradually, burnt wood tones and licorice appear minimally. The voluminous aftertaste gradually fades away salty and sweet, leaving a slightly salty film on the tongue.

heavy sherry, smokehouse, hangs in the ham, furniture polish, spicy herbs (Maggi?)

sweet sherry, smoke, raisins, dried plums, dark chocolate, spicy oak, very meaty, oily and phenolic

long and smoky with balanced sweetness

Dark chocolate bar with raisins and hazelnuts, hot prunes and candied fruit cake flavored with powdered sugar and cinnamon, black tea brew, old wood, wet oak, leather, smoked meat.

Smoked dried fruits, red apple peel, thick jam that flows from the dessert, further notes of oak, viscosity and dryness show through.

Tart, sweet, full of prunes and raisins, long lasting.

Smoke and sherry. Or cherry. Seems a bit „artificial“, like cherry-flavored herbal cough drops. At any rate, a very modern kind of sherry influence. Not my favorite style. With more time in the glass, it gets a bit farmy.

Overpowering alcohol (seems like it's close to 60 percent). Leathery and earthy, with associations of burnt bacon and barbecue sauce. Better than the nose, but a bit simple, and I'm still not a fan of this particular flavor of seasoning sherry.

Pretty long, burnt, sweet and syrupy.

Heavy. Old dried up raisins, dark chocolate, rotten wood. Moist earth and some moss. Orange peel, grapefruit. Black peppercorns.

Oily, spicy. Dark chocolate, pepper, some shoe polish. Then sweeter with dried fruit and fir honey. Removes ashes, violets and lavender.

Heavy and dry. Leather, dried fruits (raisins, prunes), nuts, blackberries. Struggling behind these heavy sherry notes, peat smoke, ashes, coastal notes and tar. With time, the peaty and coastal notes are more lively and joined by resinous and bonfire notes.

Thick, almost syrupy. Heavy sherry notes again with dark chocolate, coffee, leather, prunes, a few berries and spices from the oak. Hints of balsamic vinegar and a pinch of salt. Smoke. With water, the nose and palate are less beastly. The former is more coastal, the latter more fruity and sweet.

Long, smoky, spicy and fruity.

Dark and rich but also fine and delicate the same time. Light smoke and nuts. Sweet sherry and custard. Very aromatic nose. After a few minutes the smoke and sherry are more prominent and there are still fat tears coming down in the glass. Interesting, complex and inviting nose. Looking forward to taste it.

Sweet sherry and a good handful of spices. A very rich and velvet full body. A mix of oranges and oak in a light malt with a pinch of salt. The second sip arrived with a nice honey touch in the front building up nicely with the spiciness in the middle to end with the alcohol in the back. Little oily but in good balance as all the rest. Very nice dram I can keep drinking it.

Half long finish, sweet, oak, light smoke and jolly good.