Bowmore 100 Proof
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
7 Well balanced and sweet.
Bowmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Glad to see a Bowmore with an age rather than a brand-name.
Bowmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
2 Peat is integrated in oak though wood is not overwhelming. Water changes the rules, bringing peat and smoke forward.
Bowmore 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 53.80%
7 The nose is fantastic, like the fug in an old Scottish pub: coal fires, cigarette smoke, damp clothes. The perfume pulls the score down.
Bowmore 16 Years Old Port Matured
Single Malt - - 53.10%
7 Substantial and well balanced (bar that perfumed note).
Bowmore 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 A touch of astringency that seems to be more than Islay iodine.
Bowmore 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
3 More integration but a real earthy presence. Water does not make a drastic change.
Bowmore 1968
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.40%
9 What a start! A truly magnificent dram and for me miles ahead of the competition.
Bowmore 1985
- Scotland - 52.30%
8 Distinct, robust and delightfully elegant in the same glass. A classy offering indeed.
Bowmore 1990, 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.50%
7 Water smooths it down, but the rugged edge is what makes this a winner.
Bowmore 2000 (cask sample from bourbon cask)
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00%
2 Peat plays the major part in the aromatic display, with an assertive sea influence.
Bowmore 29 Years Old, 1981
Single Malt - Scotland - 49.60%
7 That perfume problem that bedevils old MBD malts knocks this back.
Bowmore 29 Years Old, 1982
Single Malt - Scotland - 47.30%
7 One of those Bowmores.
Bowmore 40 Years Old, 1969
Single Malt - Scotland - 44.80%
9 Superb balance. Classic distillery character retained after four decades
- no mean achievement.
Bowmore Cask Strength Islay Single Malt
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00%
7 Doesn't leap out of the glass at you, but well balanced and unthreatening.
Bowmore Claret
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00%
7 The fighter beat the boxer, but it was a wonderfully enjoyable contest.
Bowmore Claret
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00%
9 The fighter beat the boxer, but it was a wonderfully enjoyable contest.
Bowmore Darkest
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 Not that dark – just tawny. Whisky in its mid teens, I would say, but from superb sherry casks.
Bowmore Darkest
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 Let the flavours unfold. Enjoy the complexity.
Bowmore Dawn
Single Malt - Scotland - 51.50%
8 Wood finishes are still fun and may recruit new enthusiasts for malt. Dawn, Dusk, Voyager...this is becoming confusing. Of those three (Port, Bordeaux and Port again), Dawn seems the lightest all-roun...
Bowmore Dawn Islay Single Malt
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00%
7 Complex and curious!
Bowmore Dusk
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
8 After that smoky start, becomes much more toffeeish than most Bowmores. But is this a good thing?
Bowmore Legend
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 A light, young version, at a competitive price.
Bowmore Legend
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 A well-knitted dram,although suffering from being bottled at 40%.
Bowmore Small Batch Reserve
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 Strangely demanding as you try to extract what is there.
Bowmore Springtide
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
7 Balanced and fine.
Bowmore Surf, 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 A light, smooth, Bowmore that might attract younger drinkers.
Bowmore Tempest Batch 3
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30%
7 A step down from the previous versions. Seek those out.
Bowmore Voyage
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00%
8 Port often leaves a toffeeish note, but not in this case. Perhaps needs a bit more maturity.
Berry's Own Selection Bowmore 1995
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.20%
7 A sunny malt. Quite sharp and spirity but a pleasant aromatic freshness. Could be a thirst quenching for some. Water does not cut all edges.
Berry's Own Selection Bowmore 1996
- Scotland - 46.00%
8 Judging by the colour (pale chardonnay),has obviously not gained from the cask. Has got all the phenolic spectrum but not much more,especially on the nose.
Blackadder Bowmore 1989
Single Malt - Scotland - 63.30%
7 All the elements of Bowmore, and plenty of alcohol, but extra dimension.
Cask Collection Bowmore 1998 9 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 62.30%
6 A solid dram. Rough and ready. The malty sweetness helps balancing the high strength. Invigorating.
Celtic Heartlands Bowmore 1968
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.60%
8 Fresh, very drinkable. Doesn't remotely taste it's age.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.80%
8 A beautiful Islay malt in a sherry refill dressing. Rich aromatic development, great combination of strength and sweetness.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 15 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.90%
7 Some of the classic Islay elements are there, but discordant. Not well rounded.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 49.60%
7 The nose is more interesting than the palate. A full bodied character which has flirted a bit too long with wood. Might suit cigar palates.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 1990, 15 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.70%
8 Straightforward and uncompromising. Very good balance. The classic Islay outdoor dram for simple enjoyment.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 1990, 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 54.00%
8 Has richness and some finesse.
Dewar Rattray Bowmore 1991, 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.60%
7 Old Bowmore is fascinating: it either becomes light and tropical with no smoke or reduces into this anchovy like concentration.
Douglas Laing Bowmore 20 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
8 Bowmore is a great malt. Let's see more of it in straightforward ages.
Duncan Taylor 1982 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.40%
7 Very strange. The nose and palate are miles apart.
Duncan Taylor Bowmore 22 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 62.50%
1 An almost unpeated version of Bowmore? A (too) perfect integration of peat in wood? Unusual.
Gordon & MacPhail Bowmore 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
1 Old age has completely integrated peat and smoke. Oak overpowers the marine character. A splash of water does not help.
Lombard Bowmore 1989
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
6 For a relatively young Bowmore, this seems somewhat tired.
Old Malt Cask Bowmore 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
Old Malt Cask Bowmore 1991, 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
7 Lightweight, but very drinkable.
Old Masters Bowmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.80%
Queen of the Moorlands Bowmore 1995, Rare Cask
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.20%
7 Nothing wrong, just bottled too early.
Royal Mile Whiskies Bowmore 1999, Young Peaty Islay
Single Malt - Scotland - 61.50%
8 Bring on the kippers.
Selected by Berry's Bowmore 2003 8 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.90%
7 Another “herbal tea” option. Would be marvelous in a granité with a citrus fruit salad.
Signatory Bowmore 1968
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 At first tasting, I was hard-pressed to find any Islay character at all. On a second tasting, the next morning with a fresh palate, I began to find some smokiness. Even then, it seemed to emerge on th...
Signatory Bowmore 1975 Cask Strength
Single Malt - Scotland - 51.80%
8 Has mellowed with age. I missed the more assertively maritime characteristics in some younger Bowmores.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company Bowmore
Single Malt - Scotland - 48.70%
8 ?The nose leads the way with, a very fine balance, then the palate takes you somewhere else.
The Whisky Exchange Bowmore 18 Years Old 1993 The Whisky Exchange Masterpieces
Single Malt - Scotland - 61.60%
8 That whisky needs a dash of water to cut the edges. Clean, big with that wonderful exotic fruit character that some Bowmore proudly display.
Wemyss Vintage Malts Toasted Oats 2002
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Needs more assertive wood. Should really be further along at this age.
BUMPER BOWMORE
A job lot of The Bowmore 1964 Trilogy has gone under the hammer recently for $21,600 at a Christie's auction in New York on Saturday,exceeding the asking price of $18k.
The three-bottle lot included ...
January 1970, Issue 84, page 7
A Fine Fino
Bowmore recently looked back at their collection of vintage casks and have released an extremely limited edition bottling from 1964, considered by many as the golden age in the distillery's history.
...
July 2012, Issue 105, page 7
Get Focussed with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes.
September 2011, Issue 98, page 10
Get Focused with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes.
September 2010, Issue 90, page 8
Get focussed with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes
October 2010, Issue 91, page 10
Get Focussed with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes.
December 2011, Issue 100, page 10
Get focussed with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes.
July 2010, Issue 89, page 6
Get focussed with Bowmore
If you needed any more incentive to get out there snapping, Bowmore has come up with a superb series of prizes.
June 2010, Issue 88, page 8
Capturing the Moments
We reveal the winning photographs and some of the best entrants from this year's photo challenge.
March 2012, Issue 102, page 14
Capturing The Perfect Scene
We launch our annual photographic competition with the chance to win some dazzling prizes from Bowmore single malt Scotch whisky
September 2012, Issue 106, page 10
The Bowmore 1964 Fino cask: a happy twist of fate
Martine Nouet shares her impressions of three rare 1964 Bowmore releases
November 2002, Issue 27, page 18
Horses and hipflasks
The distinctly 'non-horsey' Marcin Miller dons his wellies in Pitlochry for a spot of whisky fuelled equestrianism.
December 2000, Issue 13, page 40
The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Bottles
Jonny McCormick looks at the top 100 single malt whisky bottles auctioned this century
December 2011, Issue 100, page 24
Islay Whisky Comes to Savile Row
For those readers with a penchant for sartorial excellence, the good news is that Bowmore Distillery have recently launched an exciting collaboration with the esteemed Savile Row tailor, Malcolm Plews...
February 2012, Issue 101, page 7
Taking care of business (Colin Dunn - Morrison Bowmore)
Colin Dunn is business develoment executive at Morrison Bowmore. So what does he do? Richard Jones reports
October 2004, Issue 43, page 52
Collector's corner
John Rose provides another selection of collectible bottles
May 2004, Issue 39, page 50
Ask The Expert
I have several hand-blown bottles of the Bowmore Bicentennial edition, complete with the wooden case. It is one of the finest whiskies I have ever tasted but it seems too valuable for me to drink at t...
October 2012, Issue 107, page 74
For your pleasure
Jonny McCormick encourages you to
delve into your private collection.
September 2010, Issue 90, page 74
Spectacular!
Jonny McCormick reports on the year's top priced bottle and salutes Glenmorangie's gains.
July 2010, Issue 89, page 82
Under the Hammer
In this 100th Edition of the Whisky Magazine which was first printed on the 20th November 1998, John Rose has selected six bottles at the price collectors could have bought them at auction in that yea...
December 2011, Issue 100, page 96
Premium Economy
Jonny McCormick takes a look at the auction houses.
April 2013, Issue 111, page 80
Diageo expands
Bowmore's world of water
April 2013, Issue 111, page 7
Olympic Dreams
Joe Bates looks at how London City Airport is gearing up
March 2012, Issue 102, page 33
Under the Hammer
Now you can find both of John Rose's superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections he looks at some price guides for bottles at auction. In questions he fields your enquiries ab...
February 2012, Issue 101, page 72
How Low can you go? (Auchentoshan)
The mystery visitor turns his sights on iconic Lowland malt Auchentoshan. Surely he won't savage that, too?
January 2006, Issue 53, page 30
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
There are moments when you are whisky tasting that you are lost for words to describe the liquid in front of you. Those nail-on-the-head descriptors just don't come as quickly as they should.
Usually...
March 2011, Issue 94, page 5
Under the hammer
Now you can find both of John Rose's superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections,he looks at some of the latest bottles to come up at auction. In questions,he fields your enqu...
June 2008, Issue 72, page 32
A world at her feet
Iseabail Mactaggart could have pretty much chosen to work anywhere. She chose the Islay whisky industry. Here's why…
September 2004, Issue 42, page 26
Raiding the Larder
Martin Mitchell heads out to the Islay coastline to forage for food
September 2012, Issue 106, page 50
Bigger in Japan
Tokyo was host ot Whisky Live Japan 2001-and Marcin Miller was there to report on the festivities
February 2002, Issue 21, page 14
What's in a bottle?
Faked single malt whisky has once again been making headlines in recent months,we look at what has been going on
February 2008, Issue 70, page 8
In the Summertime
Jonny McCormick toasts Centenary bottlings and welcomes a new entry.
September 2011, Issue 98, page 74
Ask the expert
I'm looking for the six classic single malts “Double Matured”miniatures. I already have the six Classic Single Malt miniatures but somebody told me that there is also a Double Matured version. It ...
January 2009, Issue 77, page 36
Ask the expert
I want to ask you a question concerning the certification of whisky, of which you spoke in issue 70.Let's say I want to buy a bottle of expensive whisky I have seen in a specialist whisky shop, or on ...
June 2008, Issue 72, page 33
Then along came the fire department
Michael Jackson reports on a hot night in Bowmore
September 2000, Issue 11, page 7
Scotch rules the roost at Ezeiza
Joe Bates gets the low down on the Buenos Aires scene
November 2006, Issue 60, page 55
Brora Returns
The stills may be silent but it is back in the WMI, Jonny McCormick celebrates
June 2012, Issue 104, page 72
The online bidder
Jonny McCormick reports on the Italian collection sold by Christie's, London
December 2010, Issue 92, page 74
A new dawn for Bowmore (Brian Morrison)
After 38 years in whisky, Brian Morrison, managing director of Morrison Bowmore Distillers, is retiring from his executie position to become Joint Chairman. He reminisces with Charles Maclean
February 2002, Issue 21, page 34
A touch of spice
Spicy food works well with whisky.Martine Nouet visited La Porte des Indes for a special Indian food and whisky tasting
June 2006, Issue 56, page 44
Class of their own
We showcase the results from this year's Independent Bottlers' Challenge.
September 2009, Issue 82, page 8
Choice buys
Chrisitie's whisky consultant Martin Green takes us down the malt vault and advises on what to buy now and drink or sell later.
December 1999, Issue 7, page 71
Up and Up
Jonny McCormick on a record breaking month
January 2011, Issue 93, page 74
Canada fly...
Joe Bates with the latest from travel retail
October 2005, Issue 51, page 55
British food and drink savoured in Lisbon
The Single Malt Club Of Scotland was launched in Portugal at a ceremony held at the Ambassador's Residence in Lisbon.
Over 100 whisky enthusiasts attended the event in April, including members of the ...
July 2001, Issue 17, page 13
Is it a bear or a bull?
John Rose with another selection of outstanding collectible bottles
July 2006, Issue 57, page 62
Record breakers
Marcin Miller particpates in setting a whisky record in Sweden's beautiful capital Stockholm
February 2002, Issue 21, page 13
The Miller's Tale
Oddly enough, unlike the 1,000 or so visitors, I did not get the opportunity to taste much at Whisky Live in Tokyo (see review pages 16-17). However, those precious few whiskies I did manage to sample...
February 2004, Issue 37, page 5
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
Well here we go, hurtling into a new year and there has already been plenty of news to fill our hearts with joy regarding our chosen tipple.
There are certainly a couple of major events that could se...
February 2012, Issue 101, page 5
Ask the expert
I am interested in a bottle of Scottish Cream Scotch Whisky Blended & Bottled in Scotland by The Kinloch Distillery Co. Ltd. Glasgow. As the distillery closed in the early 1920s do you think this woul...
April 2010, Issue 87, page 72


