Bowmore 1990 CPL Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Craigton Packaging Ltd. (CPL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
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