Bowmore 11 yo 2001 / 2013 Berry Bros 20197 46% vs Bowmore 12 yo liquid Library 2001 / 2013 52.9%
Bowmore 11 yo 2001 / 2013 Berry Bros 20197 46%
Bowmore was in form those years. And that plays out again here. A sharp saline coastal character, ground up shells, hot sand, white flints, spicy ginger beer, cut leaves, hot clay and menthol with a rather large dose of fresh ash. Simple and on point, sometimes that all you need. Echoes of fruit on the nose promises much. 87 pts
Bowmore 12 yo 2001 / 2013 Liquid Library 52.9%
Oh, shakier ground. Black tea, dry leather, and sugar burnt to a crisp. Plenty of wood chips and tannins, pine planks and terpenes. Some richness rises to meet the challenge -cooked orange rind, a thin veneer of purple berry skins, but no it falls flat. Hot menthol, salty smoky sea air and ash. Not a stellar example. The oak in particular feels hastily treated and raw. The sea and hot furnaces awaken on the tongue, but the battle’s lost. 83 pts
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