Bowmore 12 Year Old Morrison Howat Ltd Independent Bottling

Bowmore Legend

A basic Islay, but offers much as a lighter easy drinking peaty whisky. Nose: Smoked herring and peat smoke Taste: Salty, malty, peaty but light and appetising at the same time. Finih: Salt and smoke. Pleasant but short.

Score 80/100

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest

The first of the Bowmore Tempest releases, a very decent and well priced Bowmore expression that I personally find quite pleasing. In my opinion it is a few steps up from their regular expression line up. N:Light citrus over even lighter caramel, then smoke. Nose eventually gives way to large peaty notes accompanied by brine and light vanilla....

Score 79/100

Bowmore 14 Year Old 1999 Mashmen’s Selection

In 2008 a wonderful animal of a whisky was released as the Bowmore Maltmen’s Selection, although it carried a hefty price tag of 300 EUR (for a 13 Year Old whisky). So what to think of the successor, this 14 Year Old Mashmen’s Selection that is only available at the distillery. Will it be equally good? Only half as many bottles were filled and you...

Score 87/100

Bowmore 13 Year Old 1996 Commitment to Malt

Commitment to Malt is a Dutch whisky society founded by three franchise holders of Gall & Gall – a well-known Dutch chain of liquor stores. They have around 800 members, so it does not come as a surprise that their bottlings sell out quickly. This 13 years old Bowmore – already released a decade ago – is one such example. The nose is a very...

Score 86/100