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Bowmore 25 Year Old: Quarter Century from Islay's Oldest — Sherry-Meets-Smoke Maturity at 43%

Bowmore 25 Year Old: Quarter Century from Islay's Oldest — Sherry-Meets-Smoke Maturity at 43%

9 /10
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Distillery: Bowmore Distillery
Type: Scotch
Age: 25 Years
ABV: 43% ABV
Price: £402.50

Bowmore 25 Year Old is a Scotch whisky made by Bowmore Distillery. ABV: 43% ABV. Age: 25 Years. Our expert rating is 9/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense sherry, stewed fruits — date, fig, raisin — trace Bowmore coastal smoke, lavender, mint

Palate

Toffee, hazelnut, honey, milk chocolate — woven with sweet peat smoke

Finish

Mellow, gentle, incredibly complex — coastal smokehouse drift

Expert Review

9/10

Islay's oldest distillery (1779). Matured in a marriage of North American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks for a quarter century. Core range pinnacle below the 30. A masterclass in sherry-meets-Islay-smoke maturity. 43%.

Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief
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