Intense sherry, stewed fruits — date, fig, raisin — trace Bowmore coastal smoke, lavender, mint
Toffee, hazelnut, honey, milk chocolate — woven with sweet peat smoke
Mellow, gentle, incredibly complex — coastal smokehouse drift
Bowmore 25 — Islay's oldest. Bourbon + sherry quarter century. 43%.
Stewed fruit and lavender nose. Toffee and chocolate palate with peat. Mellow complex finish. Smokehouse maturity.
Bowmore 25 earns a 9 — masterclass in sherry-meets-Islay smoke at £380. Quarter century brilliance.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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