Bowmore Distillery
ABV 57.2%
Nothing wrong, just bottled too early.
Dave Broom
The Queen of the Moorlands
Brand
The Queen of the Moorlands
Bottler
Rare Cask, 1995, Edition XII
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
57.2%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Fruit juice, melon, banana milkshake and a tight grassiness coupled with whittled sticks, woodsmoke. Water makes it more plain with a light marine touch. Seems young.
Palate: Very hard and quite firm with a sweet centre lurking. Water doesn't loosen it. Immature with a slight chemical flavour.
Finish: Flinty, hard then starts to loosen.
Comment: Nothing wrong, just bottled too early.
Score: 7
Taster
Nose: Lots of vanilla sweetness, pears, smoked almonds, and wood smoke. A minerally character with creosote and ash. With time and water, more floral, pot pourri elements appear. Parma violets.
Palate: Again, minerally with that floral element lying above the earth and smoke.
Finish: Ash and parma violets.
Comment: Fairly typical of the distillery, and a solid, tasty example.
Score: 8.3
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