Bowmore 12 Years Old

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

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Floral and peaty. Wet earth. Cold fireplace. Opening on briny notes, fishing net. Smoke is rather distant. Palate Smooth, sweet. Peat is not discernable at first. Then a light smoky flavour. Finish Medium, drying on lime peel. A hint of dry ashes. Comment Peat is integrated in oak though wood is not overwhelming. Water changes the rules, bringing peat and smoke forward.

Dave Broom Nose Plenty of American oak showing lots of vanilla, quite toasty. Smoke a subtle presence, fresh seashells, woodsmoke, seashores. Light cigar smoke/cedar wood, malty. Clean. Palate Rounded feel with a light maltiness, smoke to the back palate, seaweed, turfy. Finish Fragrant peat. Comment The smoke and oak now working together, everything shaken loose of the oaky cereal shell.