Bowmore 1989 SMWS 3.36 Salt spray and lumps of tar

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Bowmore
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1989
Bottled Year	-
Age	8년
Cask Type	1st Fill Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	58.5%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Sweet

Oaky

Vanilla

Creamy

Fruity

Citrus

Spicy

Honey

Herbal

Dried Fruit

Floral

Nutty

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

pale gold

air Nose

I don’t know in which month this was distilled (Jack, if you’re reading this...) but it’s much more pleasant on the nose. More complex, with very nice notes of dried oranges and kumquats (something that reminds me of some Bowmores distilled in the early 1970’s), wet wool, wet stones, humus... Medium-smoky but very clean. No ‘FWP’ whatsoever and probably a more active cask. With water: here comes our friend the wet dog. And more raw wool, porridge, farmyard... Less citrusy notes

restaurant Palate

good attack on citrus again (more grapefruits) and something very grassy. Sharp! Quite some tannins. Lemon juice. With water: gets slightly soapy (some say ‘Schweppesy’) now but that’s okay. Crystallised lemons

timer Finish

medium long, saltier

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