Bowmore 2000 (cask sample from bourbon cask)

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 50 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Tickling. Fresh. Straightforward. First, wet seaweeds and herbs steaming on a bonfire, then a touch of smoked meat and back to burning grass. Followed by lingering creosote. Palate Sweet maltiness at first, then a fizzy feel and a huge invasion of smoke and seaweeds. Drying off on a more “tactile” smoke. Finish Dry, grassy, sooty. Comment Peat plays the major part in the aromatic display, with an assertive sea influence.

Dave Broom Nose Young and vibrant. Sweet. Wood sugars. Light bran, hint of heathery smoke, marine/beach like. Very pure with a touch of dried herbs, soft fruit, burning turf. Palate Clean, if slightly aggressive. Malt, oak and peat. Dolly mixtures. Smoke builds near the finish. Finish The peat is here, damp seaweed, heather. Comment This is young and everything seems locked in.