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| Review #601 |
This is a
10 year old Bowmore released for the travel retail market. “Intense depth from
the marriage of Spanish oak Sherry casks and hogsheads” it says. Classic
Bowmore peat with dried fruits and dark chocolate in the smell. Dark notes, but
very gentle on the nose, alcohol-wise.
The taste
is still a bit peated, but some fresh citrusy fruits comes forward alongside
the dried fruits. First, I thought that the finish was over quite fast, but
then it suddenly came back, and the especially dark chocolate, cacao and oak
spices fills your palate.
This is not
a heavily peated Bowmore (yet very classic), and the dark notes make the peat –
which by the way is more like smoke – a bit more subdued. I very fine dram that
leaves me wanting to try this straight from the cask at the warehouse - yes, it
needs a bit higher ABV in my opinion! I will give this 85/100 (20/21/22/21).
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