Bowmore 30th anniversary SLTN

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Bowmore
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1964
Bottled Year	1994
Age	30년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	51.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Smoky

Honey

Creamy

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Peaty

Spicy

Citrus

Chocolate

Maritime

Herbal

Nutty

Floral

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

of course. Mangos in clay, passion fruits in chalk, and potpourri in sandalwood. It’s a very delicate old Bowmore, it’s not trumpeting at all, and I would even add that it probably remains a little shy and fragile for a good ten minutes, before more medicinal and rather antique notes start to pop out. Such as old turpentine, or old fur coat, natural furniture polish… The 51.4% do not feel at all, you’d think it was bottled at 40%. So, let’s call it ‘pretty delicate’. Yet, with water: some old abandoned hospital somewhere in northern Scotland. Old antiseptics, balms, and an old quince tree somewhere in the yard

restaurant Palate

totally close to the officials ‘cream labels with purple seagulls’ (1964, 1965…), that is to say all on salty/smoky fruits and the jams made thereof. Mangos of course, tamarind, blood oranges… It’s not often that salted fruits work, but in old Bowmore, they do. Menthol snuff (back in fashion, apparently). With water: water makes the saltiness come out more. Salted oranges, linden honey, salted/honeyed roasted pecans… Now you may be wondering, is it any good? You bet!

timer Finish

reminiscent of some old slightly mentholy Yquems. Not that I’ve tasted hundreds of them, most regrettably

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