Overall rating
88.71/100
votes
74
Whiskybase ID
WB84547
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling serie
Surf ‘n' turf in a camel’s saddle bag
Vintage
25.09.1997
Bottled
2016
Stated Age
18 years old
Casktype
Refill Sherry Butt
Casknumber
3.270
Number of bottles
594
Strength
55.8 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 750 ml
Added on
08 jul 2016 2:32 pm by Eneloop2009
UncoloredNon-chillfilteredCask StrengthSingle Cask Whisky
Overall rating
88.71/100
votes
74

Average value

€ 198.60

Whisky reviews for Bowmore 1997 SMWS 3.270

19 users have left 20 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 88.71 points.

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  1. HammerHead scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    A good nose plus taste and finish which are pretty ok for one sip. I have a problem with multiple sips on end though, even with minutes in between. This seems to build up the sharpness on the palate and finish more and more. One to drink very slowly, but still slightly flawed with too large amounts of unpleasant dry sharpness.
    • Nose
      89 89
      Very farmy, sniffing this blind I would have guessed it to be a PC, dirty peat, overaged salty cheese, gunpowder, sherry sweetness on top of it, soy sauce, nutty, piccalilly, black pepper. Considering all the funky smells I find this quite well balanced on the nose.
    • Taste
      85 85
      Sweet sherry farmy, cheese, earthy peat, some residual fruitiness, pu-erh tea, gunpowder. Development is towards more and more sulfur and sharp chili peppers, also some menthol and quite some bitter herbs and charcoal.
    • Finish
      83 83
      Very long: pu-erh tea, sweet liquorice, sharp tobacco, very much drying, charcoal, dry leather with sharp sulfury notes.

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