Bowmore 1998 JB Best Casks of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Jean Boyer (JB) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Re-Coopered Hogsheads |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
nice and delicate peat. Fresh and quite austere. Notes of grapefruit and pepper. Not overly complex but nice very briny, sea air, tropical fruit, lots of flowery notes and lots of peat. How great! And no ‘perfumy’ notes at all!
restaurant Palate
punchy, on peat, lemon and pepper. Somewhat like a Zubrovska vodka. Long finish, straight and still a little austere. 86 points (Davin 83, Olivier 84) . Pub life is important for the Brits and the Scots (yes I can make a difference), especially after work and Portnahaven’s brand new pub ‘ An Tigh Seinnse ’ pulls huge success since it's been reopened by Carl, the Port Charlotte Hotel's previous owner - just in time for the festival! Not sure the name is the easiest to memorise, but anyway, after having had a few pints of Finlaggan ale there, I suddenly spotted a bottle of the old dumpy 12 yo Bowmore on some shelf. So I asked the lady behind the counter if she was selling it by the dram… and she answered ‘No, we don’t… but you can taste a tiny drop of it if you wish.’ Sure! Guess what, she poured us much, much more than just a measure of it, so that the three of us could taste it. Cool, eh? Speaking of which, here are my notes: Bowmore 12 yo (43%, Dumpy Golden Label, 1970’s) sweet, ‘good’ caramel, café latte, peat, milk chocolate. Very ‘slippery’, says Davin, and he adds: “This whisky was made by somebody who wasn’t only in it for the money’, whatever that means. The finish is medium long, very fresh and clean. Wow, it’s soooo much better than the current 12yo! Besides, it kept perfectly, which might be thanks to its plastic stopper. Plastic, better than cork or metal? Mmmm… Anyway, 90 points for this old Bowmore (Davin 92, Olivier 94) . June 15, 2004 ISLAY - TASTING AT BOWMORE The Bowmore tour was sort of catastrophic. First they gave us some almost empty goody bags before we started the tour (a miniature of the 12yo, some advertising, and a CD-rom with… Jim McEwan!) So we were all carrying our bags all around the distillery. Second the guides were quite unfriendly. And third, after they made Davin work in the floor maltings (see picture above ;-), they let us taste the Cask Strength before the 12yo… and again, no special cask, just the usual core range any kid has a
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