Bowmore 1971 Ses Carato - Private Stock
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Sestante (Ses) |
| Bottling Series | Carato - Private Stock |
| Vintage | 1971 |
| Bottled Year | 1986 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
big, powerful, spirity and ultra-grassy. Huge notes of pencil shavings as well. Almost un-noseable in my opinion, so lets add water. With water: hmm, it’s this kind of development where you just don’t know whether it’s nice or not. On the one hand, the odd floral notes are well here (more heavy geranium than lavender) but on the other hand, there are also some very pleasant notes of cut hay, old nuts (err), old books, old Chinese tea (pu-erh), ginger… A cruel dilemma!
restaurant Palate
an incredible beast and a profile that I never encountered so far, how could I describe this?... Hmm… Let’s say five Aspirin Plus C effervescent tablets diluted in 5cl lemon juice (plus a dash of baking powder for good measure). You got it, this is extreme. With water: it’s better but still extreme. Hugely lemony, the peat being almost unnoticeable here. It reminds me more of some Rosebanks Rare Malt than of any other Bowmore. Well, I guess that’s what happens with independent bottlers – sometimes!
timer Finish
long but even more lemony. Lemony liquorice this time?
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