The colour is amontillad and the texture shows medium tears with medium fast legs (not the best oiliness). The nose reminds me rather of the bad years of Bowmore with old wooden notes (cardboards, old papers), some perfumy aromas and finally very shy fruits in the background. No, this is way weaker than the great older batches of the 21-years old Bowmore released in the nineties - too bad. Even after several minutes of breathing it does not improve a lot, just the annoying aromas of old wood and perfumes vanish somewhat.

The taste itself is not really better and the finish is even more cardboardy with just some spices added. Water improves the dram a little bit as it takes away some of the annoying old wooden notes.

The initial mouthfeel is ... bad years again. I do not like it at all: Lots of disgusting corky and drying moments of dusty old papers with almost no coating effect. Oh Bowmore, what did you do wrong during the eighties?

Dark orange marmalade, salted caramel, waffles, fig, plum, fruit skins.

Initially there is a nice, resinous fruit taste but it is closely followed by some bitter woody notes.

Freshly sawn wood, orange marmalade peel (breakfast marmalade), honeycomb, biscuit and plum.

Long and soothing with some faint menthol notes.

Delicate, fruity and mineral. Commencing with chalky sand and rocky wet slate, this Bowmore’s minerality extends into its subtle smoke – coal dust, tar and a fire in a gravel pit, but all rather restrained and integrated with the other flavours. Slightly sherried, this offers heathery honey, melon, light fresh berries and a good whack of orange segments and peels. A few drops of water really heightens the orange-esque aroma into tangerines and satsumas. It also adds some light chocolate and coastal influence – rock pool water.

Sweet with ashy peat. Minerality continues, granite and slate mingle with chalky ashy peat, but are livened by very fresh, tart lemon and grapefruit juices. Orange peels, sour cherries and hedgerow berries make for a particularly fruity palate. Cask influence can be felt more keenly here – old wood beams, antique furniture and some ginger spicing. Water heightens the woody elements of this whisky further, emphasising oak and astringency, but also adding coffee beans and light chocolate.

Medium long and packed full of tangy citrus and chalky minerality.

Dampness, rotten wood, barnyard with all its ingredients, dried fruits, flowers, dry smoke.

Nuts, light smoked meats, prunes, spices, a hint of citrus and a taste of noble "old".

Long-lasting, soft, uniform, with hints of raisins, prunes and spices, with a light smoky note and a cigar flavor.

First, a small chemical pulse hits the nose: acetone, varnish. Further.Old, candied plum jam, waffle cake, Eclair and custard. The smoke is almost invisible. The smell is like fresh marshmallows in the middle of a traffic jam - a little sweetness, a little exhaust. A little spice. A little dust.

The taste is Sweet, enveloping, plum jam and hot black tea with lemon. Sealing wax. A little bitterness. The aftertaste is sweet with a bitter tinge at the very end of the tongue.

The aftertaste is plum with a slight hint of cloves as a seasoning.

cereal notes
acetone
slightly damp coarse tobacco
wet board
damp raisins
dried apricots
dried apricots
banana
peanut
a little vanilla
some ripe citrus

saturated
bright
warming
in the first language tar
slight pungency throughout
sherry
the sweetness is decent, but not bulging
old skin

Powerful
Astringent
Tannin
Sherry
Smoky

The nose is unmistakable #Bowmore. Loads of sweetness, malt, Old Bottle Effect, limestone, sandalwood, massage oil, light florals.

The body is intense as we're getting g to the bottom. To bacon and slake, line and peat, loads of sweet creaminess​. Big malt underneath and some unmistakable Islay character.

The finish is unmistakable Bowmore, limestone and rich sea malt...

basket full of ripe autumn fruits, old warehouse, pears and apples, really old Sherry cask, prunes, some smoke, salt, caramel (also spiced), scouring milk, motor oil cloth, lemon (comes also like a spice), some peat in combination with stored wood trunks, cherry and strawberry jam, apricot jam, slightly burnt dough, slightly fermented grapes, some old engine, some fine custard, milk chocolate, toffee, service station floor, hints of vault, maritime, espresso with some alcohol, pure Sherry, noble tart chocolate, tender and round wood spice with inlet medium, barn loft, applesauce, fruitcake, fresh orange peel, slightly pungent barley (Bowmore typical), sprinkle of sweet paprika powder, some charcoal from grill, old cask with sour orange juice, moments of wide and green grasslands, cognac, brandy beans, espresso chocolate, sugared apricots

fiery, lemon juice, some old Sherry cask, cherry juice, orange juice (sour), plums, old wood, some cognac, espresso, Sherry, dark chocolate and cocoa powder, a lot of citrus, old furniture, pure peat, old and hay, old and slightly brittle wood planks, wonderful 'old' tartness right from the beginning, dark currant juice, distinct Sherry cask, slightly sweet peat, pleasant and decent spiciness, some grainy components, christmas tree, long, hints of kiwi, litchi, salt

old and dry Sherry with a lot of citrus and scouring milk, a lot of dark chocolate with some slightly burnt peat, warm and dark, Sherry cask, various pickled fruits, tart and rough leather, also fresh fruits in combination with peat (which also functions the base), tobacco leaves, many fruit peels, plums, hints of cinnamon, some cognac, highly complex finish, some wood, getting dry in the most pleasant way, some chili, clear marzipan, 'old' fruit sweetness, burnt wood, pantry, sprinkle of pepper, idea of applesauce, salt (salty litchi)

Sweetness, peat, cherry jam, salt air, plums, caramel, some spice, fruit cocktail, idea of porcini mushrooms, orange peel, orange, dark chocolate, a little wood glue and gasoline, some leather and smoke, then apples, green herbs

cool effect, herb, light bitter taste and slight sweetness, wood, barrel, citrus, apples, pears, cakes, peat, salt and pepper, coffee, cocoa powder, plum, tobacco, orange juice, dark chocolate, leather, sesame whole wheat crackers

Plums, oranges, wood and barrel, warmth, apples and pears, dark chocolate, tobacco, wood spice, aftertaste of a fish court, dry wood, herbs, thyme (?), aftertaste of green tea ...