Bowmore 15 yo 1996 / 2012 Douglas Laing #8034 52.2% vs Bowmore 16 yo 2001 / 2017 Cadenhead 175th Anniversary 54.8%
Bowmore 15 yo 1996 / 2012 Douglas Laing #8034 52.2%
It’s what we want in a modern Bowmore. Sharp coastal notes like salt zing, sea air, open BBQ pits, and also sweet peated, with an enormous dose of menthol and hot ash. Lots and lots of crushed chalk, burning minerals and mustard leaf. Most of this is happening on the palate though, nose is a little closed. 88 pts
Bowmore 16 yo 2001 / 2017 Cadenhead 175th Anniversary 54.8%
Haven’t strayed far but this is more direct. Coastal notes of salt and bracing air again, sweet peat, hot earth and fresh ash. Lime leaf, crushed chalk, very Bowmore! Sharp, salty, sappy, mineral and greatly mentholated on the tongue again. Also something that is very subtly floral, fortunately it doesn’t get in the way. Very convincing Bowmore, fairly simple but strikes home. 89 pts
Whiskyrific RSS
- Rosebank 21 yo The Whisky Exchange 48% vs Rosebank 25 61.4%
- Ledaig 20 yo Douglas Murdoch 40% vs Ledaig 21 yo 1973 Hart Brothers 43%
- Ardbeg 25 yo Lord of the Isles 46% ~early 2000s vs Ardbeg Supernova Committee 2014 55%
- Royal Brackla Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice ‘Map Label’ 1991 / 2011 46% vs Royal Brackla 23 yo 1975 / 1998 Signatory #5456 58.6%
- Brora 20 yo 1982 Whisky Connoisseur 58.6% vs Brora 12 yo 1976 / 1989 SMWS 61.1 63.6%
- Jura 30 yo 44% ~ 2012 bottling vs Jura 25 yo 1989 / 2015 Signatory #30729 60.9%
- Glen Garioch 18 yo 1975 / 1994 Cadenhead 54.9% vs Glen Garioch 13 yo 1975 / 1988 Samaroli 57%
- Glencadam 15 yo 46% ~ 2012 bottling vs ‘East Highland’ Glencadam 13 yo Cadenhead 59.4%
- Glen Grant 50 yo 1955 / 2005 Gordon &Macphail 40% vs Glenfarclas 50 yo issued 2015 41.1%
- Bowmore Bicentenary ‘Distilled in 1964’ Soffiantino import 43% vs Bowmore Bicentenary multi-vintage NAS UK issue 43%
