Bowmore 21-year-old white stripe on capsule
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | white stripe on capsule |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
brown amber with bronze hues
air Nose
sweet Vishnu, I remember! It is totally amazing spirit, in a whole different league, displaying the most incredible range of tropical fruits, in all their states (fresh, preserved, as jams, as syrups, dried, oh and distilled, naturally…). Even Fortnum’s Food Hall looks like a Cuban grocery store by comparison. Do you really need a list?
restaurant Palate
feels bigger than just 43%, and rougher than on the nose, which is very cool since we’re now finding more coastal elements, seashells, also tobacco, dried figs, many herbal teas, this feeling of pink grapefruit that’s very ‘60s Bowmore, a little salt, some Sichuan pepper, some chestnut honey, something reminiscent of some very old Sauternes, with a wee mentholy side, some honeydew, some chen-pi (thanks again, Gene), also a little coffee and chocolate (as beans)… Indeed the list is endless, as if everything was in there
timer Finish
incredibly long, and rather more on savoury flavours, soups, meats, umami… No wonder the distillery was then bought up by some discerning Japanese gentlemen, around ten years after this decanter was issued. Only the aftertaste is wee tad jumbled, which is typically ‘decanter’ in my book. Loses one point here, there!
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