Bowmore Distillery
ABV 46%
Variation on a vanilla theme, this time with added smoke.
Laura Foster
Wemyss Malts
Brand
Wemyss Malts
Bottler
1989, Barbeque Mango Salsa
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2016
Year of Bottling
46%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Clear minerality – chalk specifically – with vanilla ice cream and charred wood. Sharp pomelo and yuzu, plus a touch of fizzy chew bars.
Palate: That classic end to a meal: charcoal-sprinkled vanilla ice cream, followed by a petit fours of rocks. Yuzu and lemon water peep through on this chalky-textured whisky.
Finish: That subtle smoke keeps wafting around with the chalk.
Comment: Variation on a vanilla theme, this time with added smoke.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Lemon, mint, thyme. Briny, with some peat at the ashier, coastal end of the scale. Anything pugnacious settles to reveal apricots, mango and pineapple.
Palate: Gentle smoke, again coastal, with brine, seaweed, slightly vegetative. The fruit is gentle too, with pineapple, green apples, some sourness followed by a creamy maltiness.
Finish: Long, warming and ashy, with citrus returning with grapefruit.
Comment: A laid-back islander. Something nicely elemental about it, though a little ponderous.
Score: 7.6
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