Bowmore 1997 AI The Alba Trail
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Alba Import (AI) |
| Bottling Series | The Alba Trail |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 80 |
| ABV | 45.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it's a very different kind of sherry, much more on fresh walnuts, a sherry that would rather let the distillate do the talking. We cannot be against that. So, it's fresh, pretty delicate in fact (almond oil, sunflower oil, riesling), with oysters and our friends the whelks, some lemon, some chalk, zests, some shoe polish, that raw wool we've already mentioned several times, and indeed what we call 'Islay mud'. Hard to beat
restaurant Palate
it sure isn't very big, but this is probably as close as you could get to the late 1960s – early 1970s vintages. In other words, this is some exotic fruit juice blended with seawater and a little benzine. In the background, this very peculiar combination of almonds and fresh rubber, geared towards fresh oil paint and linseed oil. Maracuja getting a little louder too, which is even more Bowmore
timer Finish
not that long but waxier. Tropical fruit juice with some beeswax, pollen and the usual seawater