Bowmore 1976 SMWS 3.27 Sweet as candy and slightly fruity
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1976 |
| Bottled Year | 1994 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
thankfully this one seems to lean backwards rather than forwards, in the sense that it’s a rather farmy one, but sprinkled with a few tropical fruit notes. There’s damp earth, then guava, mango, papaya and banana. Then cider apples, custard and hints of smoked shellfish, paprika, buttermint and lapsang souchong. A pretty unusual nose, but very good and highly intriguing. No soap or perfume that I can detect. With water: nettles, grass, sauvignon blanc, lillies, mustard powder, pollen, fennel. Much fun to be had here
restaurant Palate
indeed this is rather fruity. It’s a soft and gentle mix of tropical and green fruit syrups, an exotic cocktail if you will. On top of which there’s fragrant peat smoke, camphor, a touch of brake fluid, salted butter, mango puree, green peppercorns in brine and some salty meat stock. With water: many various oils (cod liver, olive, rapeseed), chalk, brine, lemon balm, bitter herbal extracts, anchovy paste, umami and even something like Tizer
timer Finish
long, sooty, peaty, ashy, sharp, peppery and smoky